Is Merry a boy or girl name?
Merry is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 0 boys were named Merry, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,360 US babies named Merry were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,117
- Babies named Merry since 1898
- 10,360
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 355 babies
Boys and girls named Merry, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 209 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 495 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 661 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,246 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,972 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,833 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 698 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 436 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 293 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 200 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 206 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 76 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,081 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,185 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,881 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,823 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,933 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,426 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,142 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,494 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,606 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,921 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,775 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,061 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,071 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,110 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,250 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,074 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,525 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,723 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,575 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,232 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,593 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,045 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,924 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,264 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,071 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,152 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,547 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,555 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,865 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,613 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,631 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,823 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,269 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,301 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,015 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,382 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,242 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,063 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,327 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,787 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,174 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,021 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,235 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,966 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,699 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,015 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,925 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,650 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,408 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,536 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,429 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,156 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,005 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 127 | #949 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,064 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 144 | #844 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 112 | #964 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 163 | #778 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 221 | #693 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 207 | #709 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 218 | #699 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 268 | #625 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 274 | #603 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 284 | #589 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 240 | #635 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 255 | #613 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 297 | #543 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 334 | #505 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 355 | #472 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 328 | #474 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 323 | #470 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 264 | #511 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 292 | #474 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 284 | #479 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 307 | #456 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 300 | #475 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 276 | #474 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 214 | #500 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 202 | #509 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 221 | #501 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 200 | #526 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 118 | #653 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 124 | #634 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 103 | #670 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 96 | #704 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 88 | #722 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 55 | #928 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 65 | #859 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 67 | #838 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 53 | #944 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 52 | #986 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,100 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,191 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,301 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,145 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,251 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,162 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,132 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,135 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 65 | #911 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,027 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 57 | #998 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 61 | #936 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,049 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,483 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,253 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,663 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,643 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,732 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,400 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,381 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,320 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,704 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,027 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,134 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,139 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,795 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,872 |
Highest rank
Merry has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #456 in 1948. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Merry
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.