Merlon vs Merrill

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

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Merlon

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merlon Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 176 12,988
Peak Year 1922 1926
Peak Year Births 10 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merlon Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s - 317
1910s 5 1,880
1920s 61 2,820
1930s 45 2,298
1940s 25 1,941
1950s 18 1,446
1960s 17 774
1970s 5 468
1980s - 318
1990s - 192
2000s - 84
2010s - 91
2020s - 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merlon 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, 1917–1973.

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