Merrit vs Merle

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

Name A

Merrit

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Merrit Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 183 30,630
Peak Year 1930 1925
Peak Year Births 9 836
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merrit Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 651
1910ss 25 4,645
1920ss 33 7,970
1930ss 24 5,800
1940ss 5 4,187
1950ss 21 3,030
1960ss 13 1,503
1970ss 5 929
1980ss — 502
1990ss 7 292
2000ss 11 214
2010ss 28 180
2020ss 11 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merrit Merle
2014 — 15
2015 5 21
2016 6 14
2017 6 20
2018 6 23
2019 — 22
2020 5 32
2021 6 22
2022 — 27
2023 — 39
2024 — 22

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, 1912–2021.

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