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.

Name A

Merril

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merril Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 858 12,974
Peak Year 1920 1926
Peak Year Births 37 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merril Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss — 317
1910ss 176 1,880
1920ss 263 2,820
1930ss 159 2,298
1940ss 132 1,941
1950ss 78 1,446
1960ss 27 774
1970ss 12 468
1980ss 6 318
1990ss — 192
2000ss 5 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 33

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

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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