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Origin & history of Merida1
Latin roots
Merida comes from the Latin tradition, meaning One who has achieved a high place of honor.
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How popular is Merida?
2017
peak year
Merida 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 #2178), with about 89 babies named Merida each year. In 2017, 116 babies received the name (ranked #1796). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,506.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
116
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,796)
(ranked #1,796)
89
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
890
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,506
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Merida5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
M4
E5
R9
I9
D4
A1
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Merida🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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