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“Modern coinage — possibly from Mary, or the Spanish place name Merida” — Modern coinage origin
Girl's name · #2677 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Merida's best rank, #1796, came in 2017; it has settled back to #2677 today. Roughly 1,600 girls have been named Merida since 1916. It is also an American family name — about 4,400 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.
Around the world: about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 girls in Austria (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Kinzlee · Merit · Zayda · Emarie · Ellyana · Abriella
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