Quick answers about Merna
How many people are named Merna?
An estimated 639 living Americans are named Merna.
How rare is Merna?
Merna fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Merna?
The median age of a living American named Merna is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 75 years old.
Is Merna still popular?
Not especially. Merna has been declining since its 1930 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Merna most common?
Merna has its strongest geographic signal in Nebraska, where it appears 16.8× more often than the national baseline.
1895Peak 19302025
Where it lives now
Merna is most concentrated in Nebraska — about 11.2× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Merna is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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