Merrell
- Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677
- Last seen for boys in 2015 at #10,644
- Given to boys 88.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1915 · 27 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,164since 1911
Merrell over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
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| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | #8,864 | 8 | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | #12,231 | 5 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | #11,472 | 5 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | — | #10,349 | 5 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | #9,631 | 5 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #5,868 | 9 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #7,422 | 6 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,476 | 12 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,993 | 10 | |
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
| 1987 | — | #6,089 | 6 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | — | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,857 | 9 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,549 | 15 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,323 | 16 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,464 | 15 | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | — | |
| 1968 | — | #2,109 | 15 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,611 | 10 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,327 | 12 | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #3,050 | 8 | |
| 1963 | — | #4,048 | 5 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,685 | 10 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #1,945 | 17 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #1,887 | 17 |
| 1953 | — | #2,186 | 13 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #1,749 | 19 |
| 1951 | — | #1,774 | 18 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #1,615 | 21 |
| 1949 | — | #1,616 | 21 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,881 | 16 | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | — | #1,884 | 15 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #1,343 | 27 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | — | #1,333 | 25 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,368 | 24 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | — | #1,741 | 16 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | — | #1,639 | 17 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | — | #1,489 | 22 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,602 | 21 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,672 | 20 | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #1,480 | 25 |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #1,561 | 24 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | — | #1,451 | 26 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,229 | 14 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,502 | 25 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,470 | 26 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,509 | 25 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | — | #1,882 | 17 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,596 | 22 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #1,693 | 19 |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,265 | 27 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1911
The first year at least five boys were named Merrell! It came in at #1,740, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1965, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Merrell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Merrell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Merrell
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1911
- Peaked 1915 at #1,265 (27 births)
- Births halved by 1934, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 31,429
- Highest: 1 in 31,429 boys born in 1915 were named Merrell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 319,457 boys born in 2015 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 18.9% of all boys named Merrell (220) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1986
- Mostly girls until 1985, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 134 | #1,265 (1915) | #1,785 |
| 1920s | 220 | #1,451 (1925) | #1,667 |
| 1930s | 162 | #1,489 (1931) | #1,810 |
| 1940s | 196 | #1,333 (1941) | #1,642 |
| 1950s | 150 | #1,615 (1950) | #2,102 |
| 1960s | 81 | #2,109 (1968) | #2,762 |
| 1970s | 94 | #2,323 (1972) | #3,386 |
| 1980s | 51 | #3,256 (1980) | #5,714 |
| 1990s | 42 | #4,476 (1991) | #6,478 |
| 2000s | 15 | #10,349 (2000) | #10,792 |
| 2010s | 19 | #8,864 (2012) | #10,580 |
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.
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