Merrill

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Merrill is a given name of English, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (12% of births). There have been 15,043 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 12,974 as boys and 2,069 as girls. Merrill gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1926 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,184 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 13
2023 7
2022 15
2021 16
2020 15
2019 22
2018 14
2017 13
2016 25
2015 24
2014 14
2013 14
2012 19
2011 20
2010 22
2009 16
2008 23
2007 21
2006 22
2005 20
2004 22
2003 19
2002 10
2001 16
2000 19
1999 36
1998 19
1997 23
1996 24
1995 35
1994 32
1993 35
1992 38
1991 52
1990 44
1989 38
1988 28
1987 46
1986 45
1985 45
1984 45
1983 54
1982 46
1981 64
1980 74
1979 56
1978 63
1977 58
1976 62
1975 52
1974 57
1973 53
1972 58
1971 68
1970 68
1969 78
1968 96
1967 74
1966 84
1965 88
1964 95
1963 121
1962 110
1961 138
1960 143
1959 132
1958 151
1957 177
1956 184
1955 194
1954 205
1953 200
1952 212
1951 194
1950 216
1949 203
1948 201
1947 238
1946 230
1945 204
1944 188
1943 267
1942 272
1941 230
1940 234
1939 247
1938 235
1937 241
1936 248
1935 210
1934 251
1933 221
1932 257
1931 269
1930 268
1929 285
1928 295
1927 293
1926 321
1925 310
1924 279
1923 292
1922 282
1921 296
1920 306
1919 287
1918 313
1917 271
1916 286
1915 272
1914 176
1913 142
1912 131
1911 57
1910 39
1909 48
1908 34
1907 33
1906 38
1905 40
1904 34
1903 31
1902 26
1901 26
1900 23
1899 27
1898 27
1897 21
1896 23
1895 25
1894 16
1893 26
1892 11
1891 11
1890 14
1889 9
1888 14
1887 12
1886 5
1885 10
1884 11
1883 20
1882 10
1881 7
1880 13