Merrill
1 country#6143 in United States, 2025US
#6143
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
15,065
Peak year (United States)
1926
Peak-year count
321
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Merrill’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
15,065 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #6143 · peaked in 1926 with 321 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Merrill’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #8732 | — |
| 2007 | #8173 | ↑559 |
| 2008 | #7187 | ↑986 |
| 2009 | #10994 | ↓3807 |
| 2010 | #6698 | ↑4296 |
| 2011 | #7009 | ↓311 |
| 2012 | #8864 | ↓1855 |
| 2013 | #10728 | ↓1864 |
| 2014 | #9642 | ↑1086 |
| 2015 | #6676 | ↑2966 |
| 2016 | #7157 | ↓481 |
| 2017 | #10775 | ↓3618 |
| 2018 | #8819 | ↑1956 |
| 2019 | #7643 | ↑1176 |
| 2020 | #10605 | ↓2962 |
| 2021 | #10799 | ↓194 |
| 2022 | #8990 | ↑1809 |
| 2023 | #9763 | ↓773 |
| 2024 | #10938 | ↓1175 |
| 2025 | #6143 | ↑4795 |