Is Merri a boy or girl name?

Merri is a girl’s name. Of the 3,170 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Merri

Recorded 1920–2012 · United States

Merri was most popular in 1963, when 157 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,430 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,170 people named Merri.

Merri over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merri’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merri a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merri is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,170 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Merri

Where Merri 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