Merald vs Merrill

Side-by-side comparison of Merald and Merrill - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Merald

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merald Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 39 12,988
Peak Year 1937 1926
Peak Year Births 7 305
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merald Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s - 317
1910s 12 1,880
1920s 10 2,820
1930s 12 2,298
1940s - 1,941
1950s - 1,446
1960s - 774
1970s 5 468
1980s - 318
1990s - 192
2000s - 84
2010s - 91
2020s - 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merald Merrill
2014 - 7
2015 - 12
2016 - 11
2017 - 6
2018 - 8
2019 - 10
2020 - 6
2021 - 6
2022 - 8
2023 - 7
2024 - 6
2025 - 14

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–1975.

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