Baby name

Merna

Girl

Classic name

In 1930, Merna reached its peak: 79 girls, 1 baby in 28,142. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 103 years out of 146. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published.

2,461births since 1880

1930sgeneration

No. 795rank at its peak, in 1930

Where babies named Merna are born

1930

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The darker the blue, the more common Merna is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Merna is most common in Nebraska (39.9 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Verna 69,113
Myrna 31,700
Erna 9,060
Mirna 4,154
Marna 2,678
Meena 1,580

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