Merrick

Where Merrick comes from

Anglicisation of Welsh Meurig.
— Wiktionary's entry for Merrick
Along the way
  1. 1905
    First appearance
    #1,233 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1931
    Merrick Posnansky born
    British archaeologist
  3. 1952
    Merrick Garland born
    86th United States Attorney General
  4. 2018
    Peak, #818
    274 babies named Merrick — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Merrick Garland · 86th United States Attorney General, born 1952
  • Merrick McCartha · Actor
  • Merrick Posnansky · British archaeologist, 1931–2024

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.