Merit

Where Merit comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Merit.

Merit through the years
  1. 1965
    First appearance
    #5,817 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2021
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 2025
    Peak, #3,130
    51 babies named Merit, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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