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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oklahoma#462 · 1 in 1,995
- Iowa#504 · 1 in 2,343
- Arkansas#543 · 1 in 2,599
- Minnesota#547 · 1 in 2,793
- Wisconsin#549 · 1 in 3,041
Best ever in a state: #212 in New Hampshire, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #462 | 9 | 1 in 1,995 |
| Iowa | #504 | 6 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Arkansas | #543 | 5 | 1 in 2,599 |
| Minnesota | #547 | 9 | 1 in 2,793 |
| Wisconsin | #549 | 8 | 1 in 3,041 |
| Kansas | #574 | 5 | 1 in 2,761 |
| Michigan | #658 | 11 | 1 in 3,906 |
| Maryland | #708 | 6 | 1 in 4,158 |
| Missouri | #756 | 6 | 1 in 4,757 |
| Washington | #797 | 7 | 1 in 4,771 |
| Indiana | #940 | 5 | 1 in 6,551 |
| Florida | #968 | 13 | 1 in 7,135 |
| California | #979 | 23 | 1 in 8,234 |
| Illinois | #1,028 | 7 | 1 in 7,701 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,100 | 6 | 1 in 9,243 |
| North Carolina | #1,119 | 6 | 1 in 8,506 |
| Ohio | #1,233 | 5 | 1 in 10,843 |
| Texas | #1,295 | 14 | 1 in 12,223 |
| Georgia | #1,301 | 5 | 1 in 10,074 |
| New York | #1,442 | 7 | 1 in 12,733 |
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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.
See more about Merrick
- 28 spots since 2024 (#1,211 → #1,183)
- 170 spots since 2020 (#1,013 → #1,183)
- 141 spots since 2015 (#1,042 → #1,183)
- Biggest jump: 157 spots in 2017 (#980 → #823)
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 2019 (#818 → #984)
- Debuted 1905
- Peaked 2018 at #818 (274 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 2016–2019
- 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%)
- 32.8% of all boys named Merrick (1,899) were born in this decade
- 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.
Merrick in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 78,136 of them was named Merrick, which outranked 67.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,573Zoraya22
- #5,573Zunairah22
- #5,573Zyonna22
- #5,748Merrick21
- #5,748Aaliah21
- #5,748Aaralyn21
- #5,748Adrina21
- #5,955Aamirah20
- #5,955Aasiya20
- #5,955Adelene20
Tied with 206 names at #5,748; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 8,025 of them was named Merrick, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).