Boys' name · since 1998
Merrik
Merrik has 310 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
310 babies have been named Merrik since 1998, making it today's #11237 boys' name.
Merrik has 310 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11237 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #10,396 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,237 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 310 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merrik ranks #10,396 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,237 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 310 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 310
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Merrik's 310 recorded births place it above 77.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Merrik compares
310 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Merrik's all-time total is 16% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Merrik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 310 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Merrik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merrik splits its recorded history at 2013: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Merrik popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Merrik popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2003 (Merrik as girls' name)
Merrik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (149 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Merrik's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Merrik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 149 births (48% of all-time use).
Merrik by state
Where Merrik concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 310 births nationwide.
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What to do with Merrik's data
- Merrik's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Merriks (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Merrik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Merrik 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 August 2026.