Merrel vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merrel

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merrel Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 259 12,974
Peak Year 1922 1926
Peak Year Births 15 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merrel Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss 6 317
1910ss 59 1,880
1920ss 89 2,820
1930ss 49 2,298
1940ss 46 1,941
1950ss 10 1,446
1960ss — 774
1970ss — 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss — 192
2000ss — 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merrel 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, 1908–1955.

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