Merrick
- #6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births
- #1,183 for boys in 2025, 174 births
- Given to boys 91.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 274 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 5,792since 1905
Merrick 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | #1,183 | 174 |
| 2024 | #6,932 | 16 | #1,211 | 167 |
| 2023 | #6,169 | 19 | #1,040 | 210 |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | #1,057 | 208 |
| 2021 | #5,748 | 21 | #1,003 | 218 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #1,013 | 205 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #984 | 216 |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | #818 | 274 |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | #823 | 272 |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | #980 | 208 |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 | #1,042 | 192 |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | #1,028 | 197 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #1,162 | 155 |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | #1,237 | 143 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #1,425 | 116 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #1,349 | 126 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #1,232 | 145 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | #1,211 | 145 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #1,080 | 170 |
| 2006 | #5,709 | 23 | #1,102 | 159 |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | #1,170 | 136 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #1,196 | 128 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #1,591 | 79 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #1,792 | 64 |
| 2001 | #4,834 | 24 | #1,514 | 80 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #1,666 | 69 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #1,560 | 71 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #1,741 | 58 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #2,096 | 42 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #1,638 | 59 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #1,549 | 61 |
| 1994 | — | #2,041 | 40 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,741 | 49 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,214 | 34 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,544 | 27 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,865 | 22 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1988 | — | #2,509 | 23 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #2,215 | 26 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #2,601 | 20 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #1,866 | 31 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #2,972 | 15 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #2,496 | 19 |
| 1980 | — | #2,617 | 18 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,018 | 14 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,794 | 29 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,823 | 28 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,748 | 29 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,288 | 19 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,692 | 28 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,216 | 18 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,871 | 23 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,745 | 26 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,658 | 27 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,810 | 21 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,894 | 18 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,963 | 16 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,625 | 23 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,205 | 14 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,315 | 13 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,974 | 17 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,900 | 17 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,123 | 13 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,027 | 14 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,916 | 16 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,926 | 13 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,467 | 9 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,964 | 7 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,207 | 11 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,252 | 6 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,904 | 9 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,408 | 7 | |
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,967 | 9 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
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| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
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| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1905
The first year at least five boys were named Merrick! It came in at #1,233, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Merrick is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Utah#561 · 1 in 2,809
- Colorado#680 · 1 in 3,836
- Washington#801 · 1 in 4,685
- Illinois#870 · 1 in 5,506
- Florida#912 · 1 in 6,369
Best ever in a state: #212 in New Hampshire, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #561 | 7 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Colorado | #680 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Washington | #801 | 7 | 1 in 4,685 |
| Illinois | #870 | 9 | 1 in 5,506 |
| Florida | #912 | 15 | 1 in 6,369 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,004 | 7 | 1 in 7,466 |
| Virginia | #1,089 | 5 | 1 in 7,451 |
| Ohio | #1,111 | 6 | 1 in 8,756 |
| Michigan | #1,113 | 5 | 1 in 8,039 |
| North Carolina | #1,144 | 6 | 1 in 8,578 |
| California | #1,150 | 17 | 1 in 10,322 |
| Texas | #1,250 | 16 | 1 in 10,941 |
| Georgia | #1,350 | 5 | 1 in 10,044 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 28 spots since 2024 (#1,211 → #1,183)
- 170 spots since 2020 (#1,013 → #1,183)
- Biggest jump: 157 spots in 2017
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 2019
Rise & fade · boys
113 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1905
- Peaked 2018 at #818 (274 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 2016–2019
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,628
- Highest: 1 in 6,628 boys born in 2018 were named Merrick (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,817 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 32.8% of all boys named Merrick (1,899) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,233 (1905) | #1,233 |
| 1910s | 46 | #2,092 (1913) | #2,975 |
| 1920s | 69 | #2,040 (1922) | #3,142 |
| 1930s | 52 | #2,288 (1939) | #2,950 |
| 1940s | 120 | #1,692 (1946) | #2,217 |
| 1950s | 163 | #1,762 (1954) | #1,970 |
| 1960s | 172 | #1,625 (1965) | #1,983 |
| 1970s | 241 | #1,658 (1970) | #1,985 |
| 1980s | 205 | #1,866 (1985) | #2,584 |
| 1990s | 463 | #1,549 (1995) | #1,999 |
| 2000s | 1,175 | #1,080 (2007) | #1,355 |
| 2010s | 1,899 | #818 (2018) | #1,085 |
| 2020s | 1,182 | #1,003 (2021) | #1,085 |
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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