Boys' name · since 2006
Meryk
12 babies named Meryk in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 2006–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Meryk is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Meryk recorded 12 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2018.
- 12 total births
- 2006–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meryk's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meryk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meryk's full recorded timeline at 2018, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meryk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2018
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Meryk by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Meryk's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Meryk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Meryk's data
- Meryk's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2006–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meryk: Baby Name Since 2006 - 12 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meryk. 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 Meryk 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.