Merrill
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to boys 86.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1916 · 270 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,988since 1880
Merrill over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #6,143 | 14 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | — | #9,763 | 7 | |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #7,643 | 10 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #7,988 | 14 | #7,157 | 11 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #6,676 | 12 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #9,711 | 11 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #7,009 | 11 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #6,698 | 12 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #7,187 | 11 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | — | |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #3,834 | 19 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #4,396 | 14 |
| 1995 | #5,439 | 17 | #3,559 | 18 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #3,911 | 16 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #3,042 | 22 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #3,338 | 19 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #2,052 | 36 |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #1,938 | 32 |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #4,282 | 18 | #2,071 | 27 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | #1,764 | 32 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #1,490 | 41 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #1,774 | 32 |
| 1981 | #3,739 | 21 | #1,456 | 43 |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 | #1,324 | 50 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #1,304 | 50 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #1,258 | 51 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #1,312 | 47 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #1,190 | 52 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #1,345 | 42 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #1,244 | 45 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #1,329 | 39 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #1,307 | 41 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #1,138 | 52 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #1,178 | 49 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #1,017 | 57 |
| 1968 | #2,126 | 32 | #898 | 64 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #915 | 62 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #984 | 55 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #881 | 69 |
| 1964 | #2,600 | 23 | #895 | 72 |
| 1963 | #2,306 | 27 | #785 | 94 |
| 1962 | #2,605 | 22 | #808 | 88 |
| 1961 | #1,921 | 36 | #762 | 102 |
| 1960 | #2,013 | 32 | #730 | 111 |
| 1959 | #2,054 | 30 | #752 | 102 |
| 1958 | #1,791 | 37 | #701 | 114 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #628 | 149 |
| 1956 | #1,931 | 31 | #611 | 153 |
| 1955 | #1,498 | 46 | #608 | 148 |
| 1954 | #1,422 | 50 | #593 | 155 |
| 1953 | #1,358 | 51 | #590 | 149 |
| 1952 | #1,386 | 49 | #546 | 163 |
| 1951 | #1,396 | 45 | #562 | 149 |
| 1950 | #1,276 | 52 | #521 | 164 |
| 1949 | #1,265 | 52 | #542 | 151 |
| 1948 | #1,499 | 38 | #516 | 163 |
| 1947 | #1,397 | 44 | #480 | 194 |
| 1946 | #1,394 | 39 | #460 | 191 |
| 1945 | #1,402 | 33 | #454 | 171 |
| 1944 | #2,401 | 14 | #460 | 174 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #391 | 242 |
| 1942 | #1,229 | 42 | #399 | 230 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #401 | 210 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | #388 | 215 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #372 | 235 |
| 1938 | #1,752 | 20 | #384 | 215 |
| 1937 | #1,735 | 20 | #365 | 221 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | #353 | 233 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #397 | 188 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | #355 | 239 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #377 | 207 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #355 | 243 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #341 | 257 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #352 | 260 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #342 | 269 |
| 1928 | #2,094 | 17 | #342 | 278 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #343 | 284 |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | #331 | 305 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #340 | 292 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #368 | 266 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #354 | 278 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #355 | 276 |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | #358 | 283 |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 | #345 | 289 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #338 | 279 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #333 | 296 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | #347 | 257 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #320 | 270 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #325 | 261 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #367 | 166 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #357 | 136 |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #346 | 119 |
| 1911 | — | #368 | 57 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #365 | 42 |
| 1908 | — | #403 | 34 | |
| 1907 | — | #388 | 33 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #363 | 33 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #346 | 35 |
| 1904 | — | #344 | 34 | |
| 1903 | — | #346 | 31 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1900 | — | #477 | 23 | |
| 1899 | — | #346 | 27 | |
| 1898 | — | #377 | 27 | |
| 1897 | — | #411 | 21 | |
| 1896 | — | #407 | 23 | |
| 1895 | — | #383 | 25 | |
| 1894 | — | #502 | 16 | |
| 1893 | — | #349 | 26 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #381 | 20 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Merrill was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2002, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Merrill is popular in 1953
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#154 · 1 in 948
- Iowa#231 · 1 in 2,734
- Massachusetts#278 · 1 in 8,631
- Indiana#362 · 1 in 7,252
- New Jersey#374 · 1 in 10,595
Best ever in a state: #61 in Vermont, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #154 | 12 | 1 in 948 |
| Iowa | #231 | 11 | 1 in 2,734 |
| Massachusetts | #278 | 6 | 1 in 8,631 |
| Indiana | #362 | 7 | 1 in 7,252 |
| New Jersey | #374 | 5 | 1 in 10,595 |
| Pennsylvania | #396 | 10 | 1 in 11,744 |
| Kentucky | #406 | 5 | 1 in 7,089 |
| Michigan | #520 | 6 | 1 in 14,865 |
| New York | #530 | 11 | 1 in 14,923 |
| Ohio | #551 | 6 | 1 in 17,201 |
| Illinois | #563 | 6 | 1 in 16,870 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Merrill
- 4,795 spots since 2024 (#10,938 → #6,143)
- 4,462 spots since 2020 (#10,605 → #6,143)
- 533 spots since 2015 (#6,676 → #6,143)
- Biggest jump: 443 spots in 1887 (#959 → #516)
- Biggest drop: 355 spots in 1886 (#604 → #959)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #320 (270 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Highest: 1 in 3,251 boys born in 1915 were named Merrill (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 122,005 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #320 in 1916, was only 1 in 3,297 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.7% of all boys named Merrill (2,820) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 111 | #381 (1883) | #605 |
| 1890s | 201 | #346 (1899) | #449 |
| 1900s | 317 | #344 (1904) | #378 |
| 1910s | 1,880 | #320 (1916) | #354 |
| 1920s | 2,820 | #331 (1926) | #348 |
| 1930s | 2,298 | #341 (1931) | #365 |
| 1940s | 1,941 | #388 (1940) | #449 |
| 1950s | 1,446 | #521 (1950) | #611 |
| 1960s | 774 | #730 (1960) | #868 |
| 1970s | 468 | #1,138 (1971) | #1,261 |
| 1980s | 318 | #1,324 (1980) | #2,016 |
| 1990s | 192 | #2,052 (1991) | #3,739 |
| 2000s | 84 | #5,875 (2005) | #7,708 |
| 2010s | 91 | #6,676 (2015) | #8,401 |
| 2020s | 47 | #6,143 (2025) | #9,540 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Merrill in 1953
Top girls' names in 1953
Top boys' names in 1953
More about 1953
girls
1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 36,888 of them was named Merrill, which outranked 79.1% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,344Mercy52
- #1,344Raylene52
- #1,344Verla52
- #1,358Merrill51
- #1,358Carma51
- #1,358Dennis51
- #1,358Dorine51
- #1,373Bernetta50
- #1,373Carin50
- #1,373Cecily50
Tied with 14 names at #1,358; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 13,237 of them was named Merrill, which outranked 86.4% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).