Merida
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Merida
You'll probably be hearing more of this name thanks to the newest Pixar film, featuring Princess Merida, the first Pixar princess--a feisty, athletic, independent medieval Scottish girl with wild red hair. Her name, however, is not Scottish, but a Spanish place name found in both Spain and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
Will Merida be the next Ariel? Stay tuned. Read more about Merida and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.
Merida is also given to boys.
Pronounced MER-i-duh.
As of October 2026, Merida ranked #1013 for boys in US births in 1880 and #2677 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1796 for girls in 2017.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,949 | 103 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,009 | 99 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,966 | 102 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,796 | 116 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,201 | 85 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #2,186 | 85 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,044 | 91 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,112 | 90 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #2,332 | 80 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,664 | 66 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #2,471 | 73 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,677 | 65 |
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cities in Spain, Mexico, Phillippines, and Venezuela