Merina Popularity by Year
Follow Merina across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Girls | 6 | #13,477 | Up 1,829 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 5 | #15,306 | Down 55 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 5 | #15,251 | Up 288 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 5 | #15,539 | Up 143 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 5 | #15,682 | Down 4,067 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 8 | #11,615 | Up 4,600 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 5 | #16,215 | Down 3,209 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 7 | #13,006 | Down 1,075 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 8 | #11,931 | Up 2,651 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 6 | #14,582 | Up 2,287 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 5 | #16,869 | Down 2,045 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 6 | #14,824 | Up 2,680 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 5 | #17,504 | Down 5,084 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 8 | #12,420 | Down 1,499 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 9 | #10,921 | Up 3,258 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 6 | #14,179 | Down 6,181 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 13 | #7,998 | Up 839 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 11 | #8,837 | Up 1,265 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 9 | #10,102 | Down 3,294 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 15 | #6,808 | Down 617 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 16 | #6,191 | Down 828 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 19 | #5,363 | Up 1,481 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 13 | #6,844 | Down 780 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 15 | #6,064 | Up 193 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 14 | #6,257 | Down 273 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 15 | #5,984 | Down 565 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 17 | #5,419 | Up 895 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 14 | #6,314 | Up 1,673 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 10 | #7,987 | Down 1,522 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 13 | #6,465 | Up 3,216 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 7 | #9,681 | Down 2,328 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 9 | #7,353 | Up 45 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 8 | #7,398 | Up 2,994 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 5 | #10,392 | Down 3,004 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 6 | #7,388 | Up 607 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 5 | #7,995 | Down 1,456 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 5 | #6,539 | — |