How Many People Are Named Merriam?
people named Merriam are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,164,674 people in the US has this name
Based on 351 babies named Merriam in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Merriam in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merriam alive today is about 63 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merriam first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1922, to 16 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Merriam has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,357, in 1922. In 2025 it ranked #16,471.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #16,471 |
| Best rank | #2,357 (1922) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,200 in the 1920s |
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