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 #3041

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Mercer Merrill
Current Rank #3041 #10891
Total Births (all years) 1,293 12,974
Peak Year 2016 1926
Peak Year Births 44 305
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mercer Merrill
1880ss 10 111
1890ss 6 201
1900ss 6 317
1910ss 98 1,880
1920ss 162 2,820
1930ss 78 2,298
1940ss 100 1,941
1950ss 75 1,446
1960ss 48 774
1970ss 19 468
1980ss 6 318
1990ss 42 192
2000ss 155 84
2010ss 308 91
2020ss 180 33

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

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, 1881–2024.

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