Mert vs Merrill

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

Name A

Mert

Boy name · Rank #6207

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Mert Merrill
Current Rank #6207 #10891
Total Births (all years) 529 12,974
Peak Year 2018 1926
Peak Year Births 32 305
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mert Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss — 317
1910ss 5 1,880
1920ss 16 2,820
1930ss 5 2,298
1940ss 5 1,941
1950ss 5 1,446
1960ss 5 774
1970ss — 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss 50 192
2000ss 139 84
2010ss 217 91
2020ss 82 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mert Merrill
2014 23 7
2015 20 12
2016 18 11
2017 26 6
2018 32 8
2019 21 10
2020 23 6
2021 13 6
2022 16 8
2023 16 7
2024 14 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, 1915–2024.

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