Merriam
Merriam is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 340 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Merriam
If you do not know Merriam’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Merriam,” in English, “Guten Tag Merriam,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Merriam,
German
Guten Tag Merriam,
French
Bonjour Merriam,
Spanish
Estimado/a Merriam:
Chinese
Merriam您好：
Japanese
Merriam様
English
Hi Merriam,
German
Hi Merriam,
French
Salut Merriam,
Spanish
Hola Merriam,
Chinese
Merriam你好：
Japanese
Merriamさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 340 female · 340 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Merriam a male or female name?
Merriam is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Merriam in an email?
If you do not know Merriam’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Merriam,” in English, “Guten Tag Merriam,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Merriam a unisex name?
Merriam is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Merriam a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/merriam. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_merriam,
title = {Is Merriam a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/merriam},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}