female NAME · CURRENTLY #16476

Merriam

MERR-ee-um

“A variant of Miriam; the Hebrew name’s original meaning is uncertain, with traditional interpretations including “beloved,” “bitter,” or “rebellious.””

A surname-style given name also associated with the Merriam surname.

surname-styletraditional
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Merriam has traveled through time

81915 51920 91925 61935 81940 51945 51950 61955 52005 52025
LATEST YEAR20255 births
PEAK RANK#2357in 1922
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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