Meritt

Where Meritt comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Meritt.

Meritt through the years
  1. 1997
    First appearance
    #13,724 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 2025
    Peak, #8,860
    11 babies named Meritt, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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