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Merry

Girl

Meaning of Merry: English: 'cheerful'

Merry is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9895th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9895

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,369

First recorded 1898 · peak 1954

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 52 babies1982: 47 babies1983: 60 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 28 babies1987: 44 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 32 babies1990: 34 babies19901991: 42 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 42 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 19 babies2019: 17 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 10 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Merry per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 60.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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