Name Legacy

Merrilee

Recorded 1923–2023 · United States

Merrilee was most popular in 1942, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,552 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,871 people named Merrilee.

Most popular in1942
Rank that year#1,552
Births that year78
Total since 18801,871
Given to100% girls

Merrilee over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Merrilee’s peak in 1942. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merrilee a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merrilee is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,871 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.

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Where Merrilee 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