Merik vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merik

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merik Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 334 12,974
Peak Year 2006 1926
Peak Year Births 28 305
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merik 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 19 192
2000ss 144 84
2010ss 142 91
2020ss 29 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merik Merrill
2014 17 7
2015 10 12
2016 20 11
2017 21 6
2018 12 8
2019 5 10
2020 9 6
2021 7 6
2022 7 8
2023 6 7
2024 — 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, 1996–2023.

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