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 #10939

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Metric Merced Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 764 12,988
Peak Year 1942 1926
Peak Year Births 19 305
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merced Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s 6 317
1910s 58 1,880
1920s 82 2,820
1930s 83 2,298
1940s 84 1,941
1950s 86 1,446
1960s 62 774
1970s 73 468
1980s 75 318
1990s 79 192
2000s 52 84
2010s 17 91
2020s 7 47

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
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, 1905–2021.

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