Given name & surname
Mery
Mery is a given name from English. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mery through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 511
- 0 boys · 511 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,688 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,688 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,861 as a first name in 2020; 442 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mery’s family of names
In Greek usage, Mery as a surname is a transliteration of Μέρυ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mery
- Mery Godigna ColletVenezuelan artist, writer, activistborn 1959
- Mery ZamoraEcuadorian educator and politicianborn 1972
- Mery AndradePortuguese basketball player (born 1975)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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