The first name Merna
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Merna last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2014, with 3 births (#5,691).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Merna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Merna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 8 girls born in the United States were named Merna, the 11,800th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1930, when 79 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Merna?
- In 2022, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Merna, ranking 5,669th. Its peak was 2014, with 3 births.
- Is Merna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,461 US babies named Merna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Merna most popular?
- 1930 in the United States, when 79 babies were named Merna, its highest rank at 799th.