Is Merna a boy or girl name?

Merna is a girl’s name. Of the 2,461 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Merna

Recorded 1895–2024 · United States

Merna was most popular in 1930, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,438 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,461 people named Merna.

Merna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merna’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,461 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Merna

Where Merna is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org