Merlan vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merlan

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merlan Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 6 12,988
Peak Year 1940 1926
Peak Year Births 6 305
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1940 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merlan Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss — 317
1910ss — 1,880
1920ss — 2,820
1930ss — 2,298
1940ss 6 1,941
1950ss — 1,446
1960ss — 774
1970ss — 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss — 192
2000ss — 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merlan Merrill
2014 — 7
2015 — 12
2016 — 11
2017 — 6
2018 — 8
2019 — 10
2020 — 6
2021 — 6
2022 — 8
2023 — 7
2024 — 6
2025 — 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, 1940–1940.

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