Merit
Rank in 2025
#3130
recorded as girls
Up 4,121 since 2024
#4539
recorded as boys
Up 1,660 since 2024
Babies in 2025
73
girls 51 · boys 22
Peak year
2025
51 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
544
since 1918
Born a Merit? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Merit was most popular in 2025, when 51 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.03 per 1,000). In 2025, 51 babies were named Merit, ranking #3130 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 150%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | 3130 | 22 | 4539 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7251 | 14 | 6199 |
| 2023 | 26 | 4999 | 11 | 7289 |
| 2022 | 14 | 7631 | 13 | 6479 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7630 | 11 | 7089 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8953 | 15 | 5699 |
| 2019 | 16 | 7025 | 12 | 6777 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11427 | 11 | 7136 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8299 | 14 | 6060 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9411 | 15 | 5789 |
| 2015 | 12 | 8931 | 10 | 7491 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10955 | 16 | 5485 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9612 | 10 | 7537 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12199 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 13347 | 6 | 10808 |
| 2010 | 14 | 8271 | 9 | 8139 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 5 | 12491 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15405 | 6 | 11037 |
| 2007 | 7 | 13924 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | 11417 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 9 | 10921 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 6 | 14179 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 15784 | <5 | — |
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| 1922 | <5 | — | 8 | 3252 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 5 | 4322 |
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| 1919 | <5 | — | 5 | 4168 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 5 | 4179 |
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Recorded as girls 58% · boys 42% across all years