Merrill

Given to 15,065 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

1,244 since 2024

#6143

recorded as boys

4,795 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 8 · boys 14

Peak year

1915

261 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

15,065

since 1880

Born a Merrill? 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

Merrill was most popular in 1915, when 261 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.31 per 1,000). In 2025, 14 babies were named Merrill, ranking #6143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	14	6143
2024	7	12161	6	10938
2023	<5	—	7	9763
2022	7	12243	8	8990
2021	10	9562	6	10799
2020	9	10250	6	10605
2019	12	8597	10	7643
2018	6	13793	8	8819
2017	7	12713	6	10775
2016	14	7988	11	7157
2015	12	8931	12	6676
2014	7	13069	7	9642
2013	8	11969	6	10728
2012	11	9711	8	8864
2011	9	11181	11	7009
2010	10	10451	12	6698
2009	10	10679	6	10994
2008	12	9476	11	7187
2007	12	9539	9	8173
2006	14	8237	8	8732
2005	7	13010	13	5875
2004	11	9264	11	6520
2003	9	10425	10	6715
2002	10	9482	<5	—
2001	9	10102	7	8339
2000	10	9163	9	6839
1999	17	5896	19	3834
1998	10	8584	9	6314
1997	8	9802	15	4246
1996	10	8132	14	4396
1995	17	5439	18	3559
1994	16	5713	16	3911
1993	13	6622	22	3042
1992	19	5051	19	3338
1991	16	5659	36	2052
1990	20	4694	24	2695
1989	17	5049	21	2902
1988	11	6666	17	3079
1987	14	5312	32	1938
1986	22	3757	23	2360
1985	18	4282	27	2071
1984	13	5222	32	1764
1983	13	5148	41	1490
1982	14	4945	32	1774
1981	21	3739	43	1456
1980	24	3411	50	1324
1979	6	9010	50	1304
1978	12	5214	51	1258
1977	11	5532	47	1312
1976	10	5601	52	1190
1975	10	5516	42	1345
1974	12	4720	45	1244
1973	14	4155	39	1329
1972	17	3543	41	1307
1971	16	3789	52	1138
1970	19	3311	49	1178
1969	21	2917	57	1017
1968	32	2126	64	898
1967	12	3845	62	915
1966	29	2191	55	984
1965	19	2833	69	881
1964	23	2600	72	895
1963	27	2306	94	785
1962	22	2605	88	808
1961	36	1921	102	762
1960	32	2013	111	730
1959	30	2054	102	752
1958	37	1791	114	701
1957	28	2067	149	628
1956	31	1931	153	611
1955	46	1498	148	608
1954	50	1422	155	593
1953	51	1358	149	590
1952	49	1386	163	546
1951	45	1396	149	562
1950	52	1276	164	521
1949	52	1265	151	542
1948	38	1499	163	516
1947	44	1397	194	480
1946	39	1394	191	460
1945	33	1402	171	454
1944	14	2401	174	460
1943	25	1703	242	391
1942	42	1229	230	399
1941	20	1810	210	401
1940	19	1845	215	388
1939	12	2417	235	372
1938	20	1752	215	384
1937	20	1735	221	365
1936	15	2032	233	353
1935	22	1606	188	397
1934	12	2424	239	355
1933	14	2161	207	377
1932	14	2235	243	355
1931	12	2427	257	341
1930	8	3345	260	352
1929	16	2098	269	342
1928	17	2094	278	342
1927	9	3284	284	343
1926	16	2257	305	331
1925	18	2119	292	340
1924	13	2661	266	368
1923	14	2465	278	354
1922	6	4445	276	355
1921	13	2633	283	358
1920	17	2172	289	345
1919	8	3452	279	338
1918	17	2102	296	333
1917	14	2316	257	347
1916	16	2028	270	320
1915	11	2526	261	325
1914	10	2265	166	367
1913	6	2827	136	357
1912	12	1620	119	346
1911	<5	—	57	368
1910	<5	—	39	440
1909	6	1957	42	365
1908	<5	—	34	403
1907	<5	—	33	388
1906	5	1951	33	363
1905	5	1931	35	346
1904	<5	—	34	344
1903	<5	—	31	346
1902	<5	—	26	388
1901	<5	—	26	359
1900	<5	—	23	477
1899	<5	—	27	346
1898	<5	—	27	377
1897	<5	—	21	411
1896	<5	—	23	407
1895	<5	—	25	383
1894	<5	—	16	502
1893	<5	—	26	349
1892	<5	—	11	641
1891	<5	—	11	564
1890	<5	—	14	511
1889	<5	—	9	673
1888	<5	—	14	528
1887	<5	—	12	516
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	<5	—	10	604
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	20	381
1882	<5	—	10	611
1881	<5	—	7	706
1880	<5	—	13	505