Merick vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merick

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merick Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 190 12,988
Peak Year 2006 1926
Peak Year Births 15 305
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merick 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 10 192
2000ss 84 84
2010ss 76 91
2020ss 20 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merick Merrill
2014 13 7
2015 12 12
2016 5 11
2017 7 6
2018 8 8
2019 8 10
2020 7 6
2021 6 6
2022 — 8
2023 — 7
2024 — 6
2025 7 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, 1995–2025.

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