Total births
170
Boys' name · since 2004
Merric
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.
- 170
- total births
- 2004–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Merric is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 170 have been recorded since 2004.
Merric has 170 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2022.
- 170 total births
- 2004–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Merric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Merric's full recorded timeline at 2013, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Merric at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Merric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Merric by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Merric's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Merric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Merric? ▼
Merric has been given to 170 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 17 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Merric go back to 2004, giving 19 years of history 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.
What to do with Merric's data
- Merric's decade-level peak was the 2010s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Merric
Nearby Names Like Merric
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Merric
Merle Boy
#4573 30,666 births
Merlin Boy
#2063 15,049 births
Merrill Boy
#10939 12,988 births
Mervin Boy
#2394 12,322 births
Merritt Boy
#1891 6,151 births
Compare Merric side by side: Merric vs Merle Merric vs Merlin Merric vs Merrill
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Merric: Baby Name Since 2004 - 170 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merric. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Merric draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.