Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Merilyn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Merilyn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1946

Peak era

1946

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1915Peak 19462024

Peak year

1946

Decline from peak

92%

2024

All-time

2,317

Merilyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1946, when 75 girls were named Merilyn.

In 2024, only 6 girls were given the name.

Down 92% from its peak.

All told, about 2,317 Americans have been named Merilyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1946

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