Merian

Girl · recorded 1916–2009

  • 2009last recorded
  • 1928best year

Most popular in 1928.

Last recorded in 2009. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Merian.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

051019161939196319862009

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 30 recorded years as a table
Merian, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19167
19176
19184
19195
19204
19217
19236
19246
19257
19274
192810
19294
19309
19316
19338
19355
19375
19386
19424
19434
19445
19454
19476
19497
19504
19545
19563
19572
19643
20093

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merian isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2009
5
Rank in 2009
#17,294
How rare
1 in 367,422 girls
Since 1916
204

Merian was last recorded in 2009. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1928, at 10 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Merian doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.