Merta

Girl · recorded 1883–1916

  • 1916last recorded
  • 1883best year

Most popular in 1883.

Last recorded in 1916. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

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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 3 recorded years as a table
Merta, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188345
188635
19165

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merta 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 1916
5
Rank in 1916
#4,417
How rare
1 in 208,866 girls
Since 1883
15

Merta was last recorded in 1916. 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 1883, at 45 per million girls born.

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

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