Recorded 2004–2022 Boys' name Peak 2006 170 births

Merric — boys' name

170 babies named Merric in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s672010s892020s14

The verdict

170 boys have been named Merric since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

170
total births
2004–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Merric was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Merric in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merric

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Merric between 2004 and 2022, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Merric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merric performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merric 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 170 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.

Merric at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

170

Since 2004

19 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2004

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2022

Merric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2004

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
5101520 2022201820152012200920062004 11

Merric by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 52% of Merric's all-time total
2000s672010s892020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merric?
170 babies have been named Merric since 2004. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Merric most popular?
Merric was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Merric been used?
Merric has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 19 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Merric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Merle, Merlin, Merrill, Mervin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.