Merrie

MEH-ree /ˈmɛɹi/
girl 2 syllables fading

Merrie is an uncommon variant of Merry that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Merrie is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2004. Merrie was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1959 (117 births).

About the name Merrie

PronunciationMEH-ree /ˈmɛɹi/
117peak births 1959
1909first in SSA data

Names similar to Merrie

How popular is Merrie?

Girls named Merrie
1909192019401960198020002004
Girls named Merrie per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) 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

Merrie total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200455#17,898
200255#17,219
200155#17,049
200055#16,695
199955#16,025
199855#15,749
19957—#11,323
19946—#12,843
199310—#8,479
19926—#12,796
199110—#8,383
199011—#7,676
198810—#7,492
198610—#6,936
19857—#8,931
198411—#6,146
19836—#9,789
198210—#6,687
198114—#5,143
198016—#4,661
197917—#4,356
197819—#3,862
197721—#3,565
197615—#4,277
197523—#3,119
197417—#3,809
197323—#2,977
197229—#2,491
197131—#2,455
197035—#2,258
196938—#2,044
196831—#2,193
196746—#1,695
196642—#1,755
196549—#1,612
196468—#1,366
196366—#1,366
196258—#1,471
196166—#1,386
196078—#1,245
1959117—#981
195878—#1,208
195762—#1,352
1956107—#987
195584—#1,097
1954100—#976
195386—#1,046
195289—#1,002
195161—#1,200
195091—#940
194965—#1,132
194864—#1,122
194767—#1,094
194664—#1,066
194556—#1,044
194451—#1,098
194348—#1,174
194233—#1,429
194127—#1,521
194020—#1,827
193915—#2,182
193828—#1,432
193720—#1,767
193618—#1,854
193516—#2,070
193411—#2,677
19336—#4,068
19326—#4,255
19316—#4,193
193012—#2,647
192911—#2,861
192818—#2,068
192711—#2,995
192613—#2,667
192516—#2,354
19249—#3,581
192314—#2,553
192217—#2,249
192114—#2,587
192015—#2,436
19197—#4,110
191816—#2,261
191715—#2,283
19157—#3,677
19095—#2,425