Is Merrick a boy or girl name?
Merrick is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 165 boys were named Merrick, so 8.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.2% of the 6,117 US babies named Merrick were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,219
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,116
- Babies named Merrick since 1905
- 6,117
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 296 babies
Boys and girls named Merrick, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 172 | 5 | 2.8% |
| 1970s | 241 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 205 | 61 | 22.9% |
| 1990s | 463 | 41 | 8.1% |
| 2000s | 1,175 | 159 | 11.9% |
| 2010s | 1,898 | 152 | 7.4% |
| 2020s | 1,006 | 84 | 7.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 165 | #1,219 | 16 | #7,116 |
| 2023 | 210 | #1,041 | 19 | #6,321 |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,061 | 15 | #7,519 |
| 2021 | 218 | #1,004 | 21 | #5,877 |
| 2020 | 205 | #1,016 | 13 | #8,262 |
| 2019 | 216 | #986 | 12 | #8,935 |
| 2018 | 274 | #818 | 19 | #6,425 |
| 2017 | 272 | #824 | 24 | #5,473 |
| 2016 | 208 | #984 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2015 | 192 | #1,043 | 20 | #6,388 |
| 2014 | 197 | #1,031 | 12 | #9,354 |
| 2013 | 154 | #1,173 | 13 | #8,897 |
| 2012 | 143 | #1,241 | 13 | #8,966 |
| 2011 | 116 | #1,426 | 11 | #10,181 |
| 2010 | 126 | #1,355 | 13 | #9,064 |
| 2009 | 145 | #1,239 | 10 | #11,224 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,220 | 16 | #7,990 |
| 2007 | 170 | #1,082 | 18 | #7,310 |
| 2006 | 159 | #1,105 | 23 | #5,848 |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,178 | 18 | #6,734 |
| 2004 | 128 | #1,202 | 14 | #8,099 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,605 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,807 | 13 | #8,146 |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,523 | 24 | #4,951 |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,676 | 7 | #12,679 |
| 1999 | 71 | #1,569 | 6 | #13,832 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,759 | 5 | #15,747 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,119 | 15 | #6,388 |
| 1996 | 59 | #1,651 | 9 | #9,310 |
| 1995 | 61 | #1,556 | 6 | #12,792 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,856 | 6 | #11,803 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,566 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,249 | 6 | #10,753 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,657 | 7 | #9,199 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,902 | 10 | #6,772 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,776 | 5 | #11,535 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,174 | 9 | #7,086 |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,056 | 12 | #5,772 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,546 | 6 | #9,902 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,333 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,844 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,159 | 5 | #7,229 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,390 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,997 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,799 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,289 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,433 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,616 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,523 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,193 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,360 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,820 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,679 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,058 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,097 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,141 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,126 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,446 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,695 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Merrick reached #818 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #4,951 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Merrick
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.