Merritt vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merritt

Boy name · Rank #1891

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merritt Merrill
Current Rank #1891 #10939
Total Births (all years) 6,151 12,988
Peak Year 1924 1926
Peak Year Births 121 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merritt Merrill
1880s 121 111
1890s 168 201
1900s 131 317
1910s 650 1,880
1920s 966 2,820
1930s 638 2,298
1940s 574 1,941
1950s 469 1,446
1960s 333 774
1970s 215 468
1980s 208 318
1990s 194 192
2000s 268 84
2010s 692 91
2020s 524 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merritt Merrill
2014 65 7
2015 71 12
2016 78 11
2017 105 6
2018 106 8
2019 87 10
2020 80 6
2021 82 6
2022 78 8
2023 83 7
2024 84 6
2025 117 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, 1880–2025.

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