Is Merilyn a boy or girl name?
Merilyn was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,317 US babies named Merilyn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,626
- Babies named Merilyn since 1915
- 2,317
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 75 babies
Boys and girls named Merilyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 33 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 346 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 583 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 585 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 311 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 60 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 130 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,626 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,727 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,310 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,977 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,249 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,801 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,374 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,982 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,934 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,222 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,988 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,857 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,164 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,453 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,987 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,487 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,697 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,559 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,677 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,830 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,023 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,882 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,195 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,871 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,531 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,444 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,131 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,750 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,815 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,628 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,873 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,494 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,216 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,653 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,833 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,337 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,015 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,979 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,341 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,283 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,133 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,495 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,883 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,574 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,543 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,147 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,170 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,065 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,361 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,467 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,593 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,969 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,554 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,664 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,363 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,688 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,565 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,400 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,247 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,100 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 75 | #966 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,043 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 72 | #904 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,075 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 62 | #995 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,058 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 52 | #995 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 62 | #896 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 54 | #969 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 51 | #987 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 63 | #861 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 70 | #820 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 65 | #852 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 51 | #969 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 68 | #842 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 52 | #966 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,081 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,008 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,218 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,076 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,161 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,365 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,493 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,448 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,452 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,348 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,838 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,345 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,955 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,675 |
Highest rank
Merilyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #820 in 1935. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Merilyn
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.