Is Merrie a boy or girl name?

Merrie is a girl’s name. Of the 2,632 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Merrie

Recorded 1909–2004 · United States

Merrie was most popular in 1959, when 117 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,643 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,632 people named Merrie.

Merrie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merrie’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merrie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merrie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,632 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 Merrie

Where Merrie 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