Merton vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merton

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merton Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 4,247 12,988
Peak Year 1920 1926
Peak Year Births 150 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merton Merrill
1880ss 158 111
1890ss 128 201
1900ss 145 317
1910ss 821 1,880
1920ss 1,311 2,820
1930ss 761 2,298
1940ss 428 1,941
1950ss 239 1,446
1960ss 135 774
1970ss 84 468
1980ss 27 318
1990ss 10 192
2000ss — 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merton Merrill
2014 — 7
2015 — 12
2016 — 11
2017 — 6
2018 — 8
2019 — 10
2020 — 6
2021 — 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, 1880–1995.

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