Merritt

Given to 9,382 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#703
recorded as girls
#1499
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
518
girls 401 · boys 117
Peak year
1899
22 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
9,382
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Merritt was most popular in 1899, when 22 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 401 babies were named Merritt, ranking #703 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.0750.150.2250.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1899 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Merritt was most popular in 1899, when 22 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 401 babies were named Merritt, ranking #703 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.0750.150.2250.31880192019602000Peak 1899 (boys)

Merritt was most popular in 1899, when 22 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 401 babies were named Merritt, ranking #703 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 401 703 117 1499
2024 159 1406 84 1891
2023 136 1557 83 1896
2022 139 1540 78 1965
2021 127 1641 82 1870
2020 139 1524 80 1849
2019 133 1598 87 1777
2018 151 1451 106 1576
2017 175 1331 105 1554
2016 155 1480 78 1890
2015 81 2294 71 2019
2014 87 2176 65 2116
2013 50 3218 62 2139
2012 43 3644 42 2811
2011 38 3916 40 2904
2010 31 4608 36 3128
2009 31 4677 34 3274
2008 44 3645 28 3744
2007 35 4299 32 3379
2006 22 5906 28 3602
2005 39 3730 27 3528
2004 34 4093 28 3368
2003 44 3291 20 4114
2002 25 4767 26 3349
2001 36 3631 21 3842
2000 29 4185 24 3423
1999 32 3718 23 3376
1998 20 5123 15 4413
1997 34 3365 20 3455
1996 30 3632 20 3406
1995 35 3220 25 2847
1994 24 4238 18 3596
1993 11 7498 21 3141
1992 19 5051 18 3459
1991 21 4650 18 3325
1990 22 4380 16 3607
1989 21 4358 29 2292
1988 21 4172 18 2961
1987 23 3743 24 2333
1986 22 3757 25 2226
1985 23 3621 21 2427
1984 21 3726 16 2824
1983 12 5457 21 2341
1982 11 5911 16 2831
1981 14 4963 20 2418
1980 16 4517 18 2617
1979 25 3236 23 2157
1978 29 2801 19 2375
1977 18 3911 25 1948
1976 17 3812 14 2826
1975 21 3259 19 2288
1974 19 3426 19 2199
1973 16 3787 18 2216
1972 21 3062 25 1771
1971 15 3943 25 1784
1970 31 2395 28 1615
1969 33 2208 30 1463
1968 32 2126 24 1614
1967 27 2327 25 1540
1966 37 1882 34 1299
1965 <5 — 28 1456
1964 16 3244 40 1219
1963 12 3801 31 1403
1962 13 3592 39 1242
1961 17 3060 44 1196
1960 <5 — 38 1273
1959 <5 — 49 1101
1958 5 6103 27 1511
1957 <5 — 44 1165
1956 <5 — 41 1193
1955 <5 — 49 1075
1954 <5 — 57 985
1953 <5 — 57 950
1952 <5 — 46 1066
1951 6 4833 48 1017
1950 <5 — 51 973
1949 <5 — 55 935
1948 <5 — 57 910
1947 <5 — 56 938
1946 <5 — 60 848
1945 <5 — 54 850
1944 <5 — 57 832
1943 <5 — 68 797
1942 <5 — 53 910
1941 <5 — 61 807
1940 <5 — 53 862
1939 <5 — 67 733
1938 <5 — 63 770
1937 <5 — 61 787
1936 <5 — 69 719
1935 <5 — 51 881
1934 <5 — 63 779
1933 <5 — 62 775
1932 <5 — 58 836
1931 <5 — 69 742
1930 <5 — 75 730
1929 <5 — 79 695
1928 <5 — 89 663
1927 <5 — 83 713
1926 <5 — 94 651
1925 <5 — 82 715
1924 <5 — 121 579
1923 <5 — 89 682
1922 <5 — 107 623
1921 <5 — 115 592
1920 <5 — 107 609
1919 5 4814 80 695
1918 <5 — 93 637
1917 <5 — 97 603
1916 <5 — 95 597
1915 <5 — 80 647
1914 <5 — 55 687
1913 <5 — 65 537
1912 <5 — 52 556
1911 <5 — 19 732
1910 <5 — 14 822
1909 <5 — 14 756
1908 <5 — 9 946
1907 <5 — 13 735
1906 <5 — 19 523
1905 <5 — 19 525
1904 <5 — 16 566
1903 <5 — 12 656
1902 <5 — 14 583
1901 <5 — 8 779
1900 <5 — 7 1050
1899 <5 — 22 394
1898 <5 — 22 418
1897 <5 — 17 473
1896 <5 — 14 551
1895 <5 — 14 556
1894 <5 — 22 399
1893 <5 — 15 479
1892 <5 — 17 480
1891 <5 — 13 497
1890 <5 — 12 566
1889 <5 — 12 549
1888 <5 — 12 580
1887 <5 — 14 461
1886 <5 — 10 605
1885 <5 — 19 411
1884 <5 — 9 663
1883 <5 — 9 644
1882 <5 — 5 943
1881 <5 — 13 487
1880 <5 — 18 403

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Other spellings

Mert · 554 Merit · 544 Merrit · 295 Meritt · 144

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Where Merritt is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 34% · boys 66% across all years