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 #10939

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Metric Merrit Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 183 12,988
Peak Year 1930 1926
Peak Year Births 9 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merrit Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s - 317
1910s 25 1,880
1920s 33 2,820
1930s 24 2,298
1940s 5 1,941
1950s 21 1,446
1960s 13 774
1970s 5 468
1980s - 318
1990s 7 192
2000s 11 84
2010s 28 91
2020s 11 47

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
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, 1912–2021.

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