Meril vs Merrill

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

Name A

Meril

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Meril Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 130 12,974
Peak Year 1922 1926
Peak Year Births 10 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meril Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss — 317
1910ss 25 1,880
1920ss 40 2,820
1930ss 29 2,298
1940ss 26 1,941
1950ss 5 1,446
1960ss 5 774
1970ss — 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss — 192
2000ss — 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meril Merrill
2014 — 7
2015 — 12
2016 — 11
2017 — 6
2018 — 8
2019 — 10
2020 — 6
2021 — 6
2022 — 8
2023 — 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, 1912–1960.

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