Merwin vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merwin

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merwin Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 1,625 12,988
Peak Year 1928 1926
Peak Year Births 64 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merwin Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss 5 201
1900ss 15 317
1910ss 308 1,880
1920ss 532 2,820
1930ss 337 2,298
1940ss 187 1,941
1950ss 132 1,446
1960ss 67 774
1970ss 22 468
1980ss 15 318
1990ss — 192
2000ss 5 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merwin 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, 1892–2008.

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