Is Merrily a boy or girl name?

Merrily is a girl’s name. Of the 1,037 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Merrily

Recorded 1936–2025 · United States

Merrily was most popular in 1942, when 210 American babies were given the name — ranking #911 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,037 people named Merrily.

Merrily over time

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

Is Merrily a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merrily is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,037 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 Merrily

Where Merrily 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