Merrit vs Merrill

Side-by-side comparison of Merrit and Merrill — 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

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merrit Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 183 12,974
Peak Year 1930 1926
Peak Year Births 9 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merrit Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss — 317
1910ss 25 1,880
1920ss 33 2,820
1930ss 24 2,298
1940ss 5 1,941
1950ss 21 1,446
1960ss 13 774
1970ss 5 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss 7 192
2000ss 11 84
2010ss 28 91
2020ss 11 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merrit Merrill
2014 — 7
2015 5 12
2016 6 11
2017 6 6
2018 6 8
2019 — 10
2020 5 6
2021 6 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, 1912–2021.

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