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Merida

/mɚˈidə/ · 100% girls · 65 born in 2025

Merida has been given to about 1,572 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɚˈidə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,479
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Merida per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 116
  • Born in 202565
  • All time1,572
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Merida?

Its best year was 2017, when 116 babies were given the name, ranking 1796th. The typical living American called Merida is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Merida

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melinda0.79
  2. Elida0.75
  3. Herlinda0.72
  4. Melissa0.67
  5. Frida0.70
  6. Verda0.70
  7. Melina0.69
  8. Melisa0.69

Middle names for Merida

Ranked by flow score
  1. Merida Rose0.85
  2. Merida Louise0.85
  3. Merida June0.84
  4. Merida Pearl0.84
  5. Merida Quinn0.84
  6. Merida Nell0.84

Sibling names for Merida

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaisenbrother · 0.92
  2. Jaxxonbrother · 0.92
  3. Emilianasister · 0.92
  4. Lochlanbrother · 0.92
  5. Khaleesisister · 0.92
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.92

Where Merida is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Merida White0.80
  2. Merida Reyes0.80
  3. Merida Nguyen0.80
  4. Merida Lee0.80
  5. Merida Hill0.80
  6. Merida Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Merida

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Merida across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.