Merliah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Merliah" means "sea nymph princess.".
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How popular is Merliah?
2019peak year
Merliah has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #11415), with about 9 babies named Merliah each year. In 2019, 17 babies received the name (ranked #6932). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 102.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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