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Merida
Pronounced /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/
Rank in 2024
#2,463
Born in 2024
73
Peak year
2017 · #1798
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 73 girls were named Merida, about 1 in every 22,098.
- It peaked in 2017 with 116 babies, ranked #1798.
- It first shows up in the records in 1916.
- 1,501 girls have been named Merida since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Merida per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 16 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 91 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 108 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 105 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 52 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 29 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,100 babies, 0.05 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Uncertain. Possibly a coinage based on Mary, or transferred from the Spanish place name Mérida. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/ (used in the Disney film Brave) ==== Proper noun ==== Merida A female given name originating as a coinage. 2012, various authors, Brave (film), Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios: QUEEN ELINOR — Merida, a princess does not place her weapons on the table. ==== See also ==== Meredith, Meridith
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ.ɪ.də/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Merida, CC BY-SA 4.0.