Merion

MIH-ree-uhn /ˈmɪɹiən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Merion is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Merion is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1959. Merion was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1921 (13 births).

About the name Merion

PronunciationMIH-ree-uhn /ˈmɪɹiən/

Names similar to Merion

How popular is Merion?

Boys named Merion
191519201930194019501958
Boys named Merion per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1959 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1959) 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
Girls named Merion
191619201930194019501959
Girls named Merion per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1959 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1959) 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

Merion total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19595—#6,900—
19586——#3,795
19565——#4,294
195510—#6,430#4,206
19535——#4,170
19515—#5,958—
19495——#4,047
19488—#4,104—
194710—#3,620—
19465——#3,845
194411—#5,048#3,341
19435——#3,875
19425—#5,130—
194111—#4,854#3,383
19406—#4,197—
19376——#3,399
193611—#4,650#3,407
19357——#3,156
193416—#3,369#2,880
19335——#3,988
19327——#3,273
19318—#3,408—
193010——#2,727
19295—#5,062—
192813—#4,552#3,592
19277—#4,143—
19267—#4,161—
192415—#4,313#3,414
19236——#4,095
192214—#4,309#3,755
192113——#2,461
19206——#4,118
19186——#4,010
19165—#4,917—
19157——#3,278