Meri is an uncommon variant of Merry that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Meri is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,632 for girl births in the United States (and #18,002 across all names), given to 9 babies. Meri was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1961 (89 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,632 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #8,280 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #8,343 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #13,131 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #7,892 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,787 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,237 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,582 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #8,714 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,628 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,707 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #14,148 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #7,689 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #18,927 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,714 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #14,876 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #8,856 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #11,163 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,199 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,698 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,487 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #6,591 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | #7,602 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #4,923 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,254 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #6,273 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #6,707 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,206 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,307 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #7,435 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,872 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #4,977 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #4,013 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,738 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,738 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #5,797 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #6,617 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,472 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,785 |
| 1984 | 22 | — | #3,680 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | #3,902 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #3,973 |
| 1981 | 27 | — | #3,208 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,445 |
| 1979 | 32 | — | #2,773 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #3,346 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | #2,886 |
| 1976 | 36 | — | #2,324 |
| 1975 | 33 | — | #2,442 |
| 1974 | 36 | — | #2,239 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | #1,818 |
| 1972 | 40 | — | #2,012 |
| 1971 | 44 | — | #1,954 |
| 1970 | 60 | — | #1,591 |
| 1969 | 45 | — | #1,863 |
| 1968 | 44 | — | #1,800 |
| 1967 | 59 | — | #1,451 |
| 1966 | 51 | — | #1,582 |
| 1965 | 62 | — | #1,401 |
| 1964 | 63 | — | #1,431 |
| 1963 | 77 | — | #1,258 |
| 1962 | 76 | — | #1,271 |
| 1961 | 89 | — | #1,172 |
| 1960 | 78 | — | #1,244 |
| 1959 | 74 | — | #1,253 |
| 1958 | 43 | — | #1,645 |
| 1957 | 51 | — | #1,503 |
| 1956 | 59 | — | #1,358 |
| 1955 | 74 | — | #1,161 |
| 1954 | 56 | — | #1,339 |
| 1953 | 62 | — | #1,236 |
| 1952 | 42 | — | #1,498 |
| 1951 | 38 | — | #1,547 |
| 1950 | 44 | — | #1,390 |
| 1949 | 46 | — | #1,364 |
| 1948 | 38 | — | #1,511 |
| 1947 | 42 | — | #1,452 |
| 1946 | 48 | — | #1,252 |
| 1945 | 31 | — | #1,472 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,950 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | #1,880 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,354 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #3,172 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,709 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,762 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,872 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,310 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,783 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,269 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,623 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #5,060 |