Mercer vs Merrill

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

Name A

Mercer

Boy name · Rank #3050

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Mercer Merrill
Current Rank #3050 #10939
Total Births (all years) 1,345 12,988
Peak Year 2025 1926
Peak Year Births 52 305
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mercer Merrill
1880s 10 111
1890s 6 201
1900s 6 317
1910s 98 1,880
1920s 162 2,820
1930s 78 2,298
1940s 100 1,941
1950s 75 1,446
1960s 48 774
1970s 19 468
1980s 6 318
1990s 42 192
2000s 155 84
2010s 308 91
2020s 232 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mercer Merrill
2014 28 7
2015 37 12
2016 44 11
2017 34 6
2018 38 8
2019 37 10
2020 32 6
2021 40 6
2022 34 8
2023 34 7
2024 40 6
2025 52 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, 1881–2025.

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