Merinda

meh-RIHN-duh /mɛˈɹɪndə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Merinda is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Merinda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Merinda was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1967 (21 births).

About the name Merinda

Pronunciationmeh-RIHN-duh /mɛˈɹɪndə/
21peak births 1967
1919first in SSA data

Names similar to Merinda

How popular is Merinda?

Girls named Merinda
1919192019401960198020002006
Girls named Merinda per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1919–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) 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

Merinda total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200666#16,468
199899#9,831
19976—#13,164
19968—#10,208
19958—#10,182
19949—#9,337
19939—#9,242
19919—#9,079
199011—#7,675
19898—#9,332
198812—#6,534
19879—#7,779
198611—#6,432
19856—#10,176
198417—#4,433
198215—#4,858
198117—#4,461
198015—#4,898
197918—#4,160
19789—#6,734
197717—#4,171
197614—#4,508
197510—#5,819
197419—#3,515
197316—#3,897
197213—#4,448
197117—#3,747
197016—#3,816
19698—#5,797
196811—#4,398
196721—#2,753
196611—#4,119
196510—#4,409
196413—#3,823
196311—#4,179
196214—#3,543
196113—#3,731
196010—#4,368
195910—#4,215
195815—#3,187
19577—#5,219
195613—#3,449
19549—#4,181
19535—#6,252
195210—#3,714
19516—#5,228
19496—#5,068
19485—#5,767
19475—#5,851
19425—#5,129
19235—#5,470
19195—#5,329