Merica Popularity by Year
Follow Merica across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merica birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Girls | 5 | #15,088 | Up 1,331 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 5 | #16,419 | Down 1,837 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 6 | #14,582 | Down 658 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 7 | #13,924 | Down 1,516 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 7 | #12,408 | Down 1,300 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 8 | #11,108 | Up 3,923 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 5 | #15,031 | Down 620 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 5 | #14,411 | Down 3,273 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 7 | #11,138 | Up 2,380 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 5 | #13,518 | Down 2,949 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 7 | #10,569 | Down 90 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 7 | #10,479 | Up 2,668 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 5 | #13,147 | Down 3,900 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 8 | #9,247 | Up 1,600 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 6 | #10,847 | Down 1,603 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 7 | #9,244 | Up 581 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 6 | #9,825 | Down 280 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 6 | #9,545 | Down 3,514 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 11 | #6,031 | Up 779 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 9 | #6,810 | Up 3,465 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 5 | #10,275 | Down 1,165 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 6 | #9,110 | Down 100 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 6 | #9,010 | Down 3,052 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 10 | #5,958 | Up 382 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 9 | #6,340 | Down 2,800 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 19 | #3,540 | Up 3,895 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 6 | #7,435 | Up 857 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 5 | #8,292 | Down 2,286 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 8 | #6,006 | Down 189 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 6 | #5,817 | Up 74 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 6 | #5,891 | Down 1,687 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 5 | #4,204 | Up 194 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 6 | #4,398 | — |