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.

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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 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

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