Merry
About Merry
She'd better be. Merry is one of the classic names for Christmas babies.
Pronounced MER-ee.
As of October 2026, Merry ranked #10634 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #456 in 1948.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,494 | 32 | 18.1 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Merry on lists
Famous Merrys
- Merry Anders (born Mary Helen Anderson)
American actress
- Merry Clayton
American singer known for her solo in Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter"
- Merry Hull (born Gladys Geissmann)
American designer who created the fingerless glove
- Merry Lepper
American record,setting marathoner
Merry in pop culture
- Merry Hanson
character in "SummerHill Secrets" by Beverly Lewis
- Merry Pemberton aka Gimmick Girl
character in Marvel Comics
- Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck
male hobbit character in The Lord of the Rings series
- Merry Trotabout
character in "Monster High" show and series