Merica
Female#921 most common in Croatia304 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Beloved; wished-for child
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Merica
Croatian diminutive linked to Marija, from Hebrew Miriam.
Popularity with newborns
Merica has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
304 people in Croatia are called Merica, according to the 2021 census. That is #921 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Merica is recorded in 6 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Dubrovačko-neretvanskaGrad ZagrebPrimorsko-goranskaSplitsko-dalmatinskaZadarskaŠibensko-kninska
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.