Merced vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merced

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merced Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 764 12,974
Peak Year 1942 1926
Peak Year Births 19 305
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merced Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss 6 317
1910ss 58 1,880
1920ss 82 2,820
1930ss 83 2,298
1940ss 84 1,941
1950ss 86 1,446
1960ss 62 774
1970ss 73 468
1980ss 75 318
1990ss 79 192
2000ss 52 84
2010ss 17 91
2020ss 7 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merced Merrill
2014 — 7
2015 — 12
2016 5 11
2017 — 6
2018 — 8
2019 — 10
2020 — 6
2021 7 6
2022 — 8
2023 — 7
2024 — 6

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, 1905–2021.

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