Merton
1 countryUS
4,247
total births, United States
Total births recorded
4,247
Peak year (United States)
1920
Peak-year count
150
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Merton’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
4,247 births recorded 1880–1995 · peaked in 1920 with 150 births
Most common in: New York, Maine, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Merton’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | #2780 | — |
| 1966 | #2327 | ↑453 |
| 1967 | #2030 | ↑297 |
| 1968 | #2200 | ↓170 |
| 1969 | #3314 | ↓1114 |
| 1970 | #2621 | ↑693 |
| 1971 | #3370 | ↓749 |
| 1972 | #3622 | ↓252 |
| 1973 | #3223 | ↑399 |
| 1974 | #3120 | ↑103 |
| 1976 | #4418 | ↓1298 |
| 1977 | #3606 | ↑812 |
| 1978 | #4157 | ↓551 |
| 1979 | #4403 | ↓246 |
| 1980 | #4134 | ↑269 |
| 1983 | #6238 | ↓2104 |
| 1985 | #6523 | ↓285 |
| 1988 | #5200 | ↑1323 |
| 1993 | #8700 | ↓3500 |
| 1995 | #8868 | ↓168 |