Is Meri a boy or girl name?
Meri is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Meri, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,493 US babies named Meri were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,240
- Babies named Meri since 1917
- 2,493
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 89 babies
Boys and girls named Meri, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 543 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 644 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 379 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 157 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 133 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,240 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,333 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,121 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,889 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,780 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,236 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,603 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,576 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,712 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,626 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,706 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,147 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,687 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,979 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,925 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,713 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,875 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,856 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,162 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,199 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,697 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,486 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,591 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,601 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,923 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,254 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,273 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,707 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,207 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,307 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,434 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,870 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,976 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,738 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,738 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,797 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,617 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,472 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,785 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,680 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,901 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,973 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,207 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,445 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,772 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,347 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,324 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,443 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,238 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,819 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,012 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,954 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,591 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,863 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,799 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,450 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,582 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,401 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,430 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,259 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,272 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,172 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,243 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,253 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,645 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,503 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,358 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,161 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,339 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,236 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,498 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,547 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,390 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,364 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,511 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,452 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,252 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,472 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,950 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,880 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,353 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,172 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,709 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,762 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,872 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,310 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,783 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,269 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,623 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,060 |
Highest rank
Meri has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,161 in 1955. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Meri
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.