How Many People Are Named Merrily?
people named Merrily are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 485,489 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,037 babies named Merrily in Social Security records from 1936 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
210 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Merrily in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merrily alive today is about 71 years old, and 82% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 63 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merrily first appears in the records in 1936 and was given most often in 1942, to 210 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1936 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Merrily has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #513, in 1942. In 2025 it ranked #16,472.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #16,472 |
| Best rank | #513 (1942) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,032 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merrily alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merrily were born in California than in any other state: about 48 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Merrily was given 3.1 times as often in California, 2.8 times in Illinois and 1.8 times in New York.
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