Merv vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merv

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merv Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 20 12,988
Peak Year 1961 1926
Peak Year Births 11 305
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1961 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merv Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss — 317
1910ss — 1,880
1920ss — 2,820
1930ss — 2,298
1940ss — 1,941
1950ss — 1,446
1960ss 20 774
1970ss — 468
1980ss — 318
1990ss — 192
2000ss — 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merv 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, 1961–1962.

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