Mercury vs Merrill

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

Name A

Mercury

Boy name · Rank #7867

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Mercury Merrill
Current Rank #7867 #10891
Total Births (all years) 196 12,974
Peak Year 2023 1926
Peak Year Births 16 305
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mercury Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss — 317
1910ss — 1,880
1920ss — 2,820
1930ss — 2,298
1940ss — 1,941
1950ss — 1,446
1960ss — 774
1970ss 30 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss 28 192
2000ss 16 84
2010ss 62 91
2020ss 60 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mercury Merrill
2014 7 7
2015 9 12
2016 5 11
2017 11 6
2018 9 8
2019 9 10
2020 5 6
2021 15 6
2022 14 8
2023 16 7
2024 10 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, 1972–2024.

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