Meric vs Merrill

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

Name A

Meric

Boy name · Rank #12968

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Meric Merrill
Current Rank #12968 #10891
Total Births (all years) 171 12,974
Peak Year 2018 1926
Peak Year Births 12 305
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meric 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 — 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss 11 192
2000ss 57 84
2010ss 83 91
2020ss 20 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meric Merrill
2014 10 7
2015 7 12
2016 9 11
2017 8 6
2018 12 8
2019 7 10
2020 9 6
2021 6 6
2022 — 8
2023 — 7
2024 5 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, 1995–2024.

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