Merrily is a rare variant of Merrill that peaked in 1942 and has since faded.
Merrily is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,477 for girl births in the United States (and #27,273 across all names), given to 5 babies. Merrily was first reported in SSA data in 1936 and peaked in 1942 (210 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,477 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,683 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #17,050 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,589 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,539 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,635 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,697 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,736 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,295 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,819 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,026 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,681 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #4,508 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #7,019 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,395 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,292 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,235 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #5,023 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,492 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,878 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,410 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | #2,643 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #3,958 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #4,192 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,732 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #4,087 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | #3,066 |
| 1958 | 15 | — | #3,188 |
| 1957 | 19 | — | #2,705 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | #3,273 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #3,184 |
| 1954 | 22 | — | #2,346 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | #3,221 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | #2,882 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #2,773 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | #1,823 |
| 1949 | 29 | — | #1,793 |
| 1948 | 37 | — | #1,538 |
| 1947 | 39 | — | #1,520 |
| 1946 | 66 | — | #1,045 |
| 1945 | 53 | — | #1,091 |
| 1944 | 71 | — | #914 |
| 1943 | 120 | — | #697 |
| 1942 | 210 | — | #513 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,498 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,672 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,653 |