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All around the world, Mérida (Merida , Mérida , Мерида ) is quite a common principally girly, but very infrequently masculine forename. The forename Mérida is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Puerto Rico, where it is quite a rare female name, Guatemala, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Peru, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Mexico, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Peru. More frequently, Mérida is the last name as well as the forename.
Mérida is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Merida , the Brave character and Merida , the Once Upon a Time character.