Merick — boys' name

What the Data Says About Merick

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Merick between 1995 and 2025, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Merick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merick performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Merick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 190 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.