Mertis

Girl · recorded 1908–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1908best year

Most popular in 1908.

Last recorded in 1961. 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 1908

0122419081921193519481961

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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 45 recorded years as a table
Mertis, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190824
191013
191114
19129
191314
19149
19159
19169
19179
191811
19198
19209
192111
192215
192319
192410
192513
192613
19279
192815
192912
193013
19317
193210
19339
193410
193512
193610
193711
19385
193915
19405
19418
19427
19436
19448
19457
194610
19477
19496
19523
19533
19553
19572
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mertis 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 1961
6
Rank in 1961
#5,851
How rare
1 in 336,415 girls
Since 1908
466

Mertis was last recorded in 1961. 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 1908, at 24 per million girls born.

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

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