Merril vs Merrill

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

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Merril

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merril Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 858 12,988
Peak Year 1920 1926
Peak Year Births 37 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merril Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s - 317
1910s 176 1,880
1920s 263 2,820
1930s 159 2,298
1940s 132 1,941
1950s 78 1,446
1960s 27 774
1970s 12 468
1980s 6 318
1990s - 192
2000s 5 84
2010s - 91
2020s - 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merril 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, 1910–2008.

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