Merliah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mer-LY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
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Merliah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Merliah mean?
Modern: coined for the Barbie character Merliah Summers
Merliah Summers is the surfer heroine of the 2010 animated film Barbie in a Mermaid Tale.
Is Merliah a girl's or a boy's name?
Merliah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Merliah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Merliah, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Merliah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
How popular is Merliah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Merliah, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2019, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 2012.
2025 had more girls named Merliah than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Merliah in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Merliah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
Names like Merliah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mariah Myla Matilda Moriah Marlia Millie-Rose Merida Marilyn Mabel-Rose Millie-Mae Myla-Rose Mia-Rose
Names related to Merliah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Merliah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/merliah, updated 20 October 2026.