Merrily
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning cheerfully; joyfully; adverbial form of merry.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Merrily by the numbers
Its American peak was 210 babies in 1942, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Merrily. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Merrillfamous by the lake or pleasant boundary13 in the US (2017)
- Merrittboundary gate; a form of Merrick278 in the US (2017)
- Marilyof the sea; variant of marily or mary15 in the US (2017)
- Merrikfamous power; a form of Merrick15 in the US (2017)
- Merrycheerful, lighthearted14 in the US (2017)
- Merrinfamous ruler; a form of Merrick or Meredith5 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean joy
Like Merrily, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Merrily
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