Merrie peaked in the US in 1959 at #978, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Merrie as a girl’s name Share of babies Rank
Merrie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.1 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Merrie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.1 1880 1920 1960 2000 Merrie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Merrie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K #100K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US England & Wales 2014 — #5,691 (3) 2004 #16,099 (5) — 2002 #15,432 (5) — 2001 #15,352 (5) — 2000 #15,031 (5) — 1999 #14,411 (5) — 1998 #14,122 (5) — 1995 #10,514 (7) — 1994 #11,778 (6) — 1993 #8,052 (10) — 1992 #11,738 (6) — 1991 #7,987 (10) — 1990 #7,303 (11) — 1988 #7,111 (10) — 1986 #6,612 (10) —
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1959 at #978. First recorded in the US in 1909.