Merilynn

Girl · recorded 1922–1959

  • 1959last recorded
  • 1945best year

Most popular in 1945.

Last recorded in 1959. 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 Merilynn.

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Its story

Popularity since 1922

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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 13 recorded years as a table
Merilynn, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19225
19424
19434
19445
19456
19475
19494
19504
19523
19543
19553
19584
19592

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merilynn 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.

More like it

More like Merilynn

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1959
5
Rank in 1959
#6,245
How rare
1 in 404,692 girls
Since 1922
80

Merilynn was last recorded in 1959. 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 1945, at 6 per million girls born.

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

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