Merica

MEH-rih-kuh /ˈmɛɹɪkə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Merica is a very rare variant of Merrick that peaked in 1976 and has since faded.

Merica is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2020. Merica was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1976 (19 births).

About the name Merica

PronunciationMEH-rih-kuh /ˈmɛɹɪkə/
19peak births 1976
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Merica

How popular is Merica?

Girls named Merica
192019401960198020002020
Girls named Merica per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–2020 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2020) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Merica total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202055#16,717
201555#18,251
201366#15,902
200777#14,942
200377#13,374
200288#11,821
200055#16,692
199955#16,021
199877#11,967
19965—#15,021
19947—#11,339
19927—#11,265
19915—#14,582
19908—#9,842
19896—#11,803
19887—#9,967
19876—#10,749
19866—#10,399
198511—#6,310
19849—#7,189
19835—#11,352
19816—#9,900
19796—#9,732
197810—#6,231
19779—#6,675
197619—#3,620
19736—#8,055
19725—#9,116
19718—#6,394
19656—#6,271
19636—#6,349
19355—#4,680
19206—#4,773