Is Merrill a boy or girl name?
Merrill is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 6 boys were named Merrill, so 53.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.8% of the 15,043 US babies named Merrill were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,828
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,975
- Babies named Merrill since 1880
- 15,043
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 321 babies
Boys and girls named Merrill, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 201 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 317 | 16 | 4.8% |
| 1910s | 1,880 | 94 | 4.8% |
| 1920s | 2,820 | 139 | 4.7% |
| 1930s | 2,298 | 149 | 6.1% |
| 1940s | 1,941 | 326 | 14.4% |
| 1950s | 1,446 | 419 | 22.5% |
| 1960s | 774 | 253 | 24.6% |
| 1970s | 468 | 127 | 21.3% |
| 1980s | 318 | 167 | 34.4% |
| 1990s | 192 | 146 | 43.2% |
| 2000s | 84 | 104 | 55.3% |
| 2010s | 91 | 96 | 51.3% |
| 2020s | 33 | 33 | 50% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,828 | 7 | #12,975 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,408 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,554 | 7 | #13,122 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,667 | 10 | #10,067 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,518 | 9 | #10,827 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,006 | 12 | #8,936 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,362 | 6 | #15,040 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,708 | 7 | #13,636 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,450 | 14 | #8,264 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,944 | 12 | #9,323 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,359 | 7 | #14,084 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,692 | 8 | #12,779 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,421 | 11 | #10,196 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,331 | 9 | #11,850 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,952 | 10 | #10,975 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,965 | 10 | #11,225 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,546 | 12 | #9,893 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,676 | 12 | #9,973 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,286 | 14 | #8,565 |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,102 | 7 | #13,997 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,828 | 11 | #9,685 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,068 | 9 | #11,011 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,999 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,920 | 9 | #10,721 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,210 | 10 | #9,652 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,929 | 17 | #6,107 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,661 | 10 | #9,048 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,394 | 8 | #10,459 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,537 | 10 | #8,607 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,651 | 17 | #5,603 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,032 | 16 | #5,894 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,111 | 13 | #6,906 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,416 | 19 | #5,196 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,081 | 16 | #5,850 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,749 | 20 | #4,809 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,962 | 17 | #5,204 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,164 | 11 | #6,954 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,965 | 14 | #5,497 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,402 | 22 | #3,839 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,106 | 18 | #4,384 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,788 | 13 | #5,422 |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,505 | 13 | #5,338 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,802 | 14 | #5,110 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,472 | 21 | #3,814 |
| 1980 | 50 | #1,336 | 24 | #3,467 |
| 1979 | 50 | #1,311 | 6 | #9,734 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,268 | 12 | #5,424 |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,331 | 11 | #5,753 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,203 | 10 | #5,872 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,354 | 10 | #5,820 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,261 | 12 | #4,914 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,341 | 14 | #4,281 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,321 | 17 | #3,662 |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,142 | 16 | #3,885 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,190 | 19 | #3,386 |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,023 | 21 | #2,979 |
| 1968 | 64 | #906 | 32 | #2,150 |
| 1967 | 62 | #922 | 12 | #3,983 |
| 1966 | 55 | #989 | 29 | #2,230 |
| 1965 | 69 | #889 | 19 | #2,893 |
| 1964 | 72 | #899 | 23 | #2,642 |
| 1963 | 94 | #788 | 27 | #2,342 |
| 1962 | 88 | #814 | 22 | #2,643 |
| 1961 | 102 | #766 | 36 | #1,941 |
| 1960 | 111 | #732 | 32 | #2,044 |
| 1959 | 102 | #755 | 30 | #2,094 |
| 1958 | 114 | #701 | 37 | #1,810 |
| 1957 | 149 | #630 | 28 | #2,100 |
| 1956 | 153 | #614 | 31 | #1,957 |
| 1955 | 148 | #612 | 46 | #1,507 |
| 1954 | 155 | #594 | 50 | #1,432 |
| 1953 | 149 | #591 | 51 | #1,368 |
| 1952 | 163 | #546 | 49 | #1,395 |
| 1951 | 149 | #563 | 45 | #1,406 |
| 1950 | 164 | #526 | 52 | #1,280 |
| 1949 | 151 | #542 | 52 | #1,274 |
| 1948 | 163 | #519 | 38 | #1,512 |
| 1947 | 194 | #481 | 44 | #1,408 |
| 1946 | 191 | #461 | 39 | #1,407 |
| 1945 | 171 | #454 | 33 | #1,410 |
| 1944 | 174 | #462 | 14 | #2,478 |
| 1943 | 242 | #392 | 25 | #1,742 |
| 1942 | 230 | #399 | 42 | #1,240 |
| 1941 | 210 | #401 | 20 | #1,859 |
| 1940 | 215 | #388 | 19 | #1,877 |
| 1939 | 235 | #372 | 12 | #2,530 |
| 1938 | 215 | #384 | 20 | #1,788 |
| 1937 | 221 | #366 | 20 | #1,768 |
| 1936 | 233 | #353 | 15 | #2,117 |
| 1935 | 188 | #398 | 22 | #1,641 |
| 1934 | 239 | #356 | 12 | #2,525 |
| 1933 | 207 | #377 | 14 | #2,243 |
| 1932 | 243 | #355 | 14 | #2,325 |
| 1931 | 257 | #341 | 12 | #2,528 |
| 1930 | 260 | #352 | 8 | #3,558 |
| 1929 | 269 | #342 | 16 | #2,157 |
| 1928 | 278 | #342 | 17 | #2,160 |
| 1927 | 284 | #343 | 9 | #3,481 |
| 1926 | 305 | #331 | 16 | #2,321 |
| 1925 | 292 | #340 | 18 | #2,166 |
| 1924 | 266 | #369 | 13 | #2,768 |
| 1923 | 278 | #354 | 14 | #2,554 |
| 1922 | 276 | #357 | 6 | #4,842 |
| 1921 | 283 | #359 | 13 | #2,733 |
| 1920 | 289 | #345 | 17 | #2,233 |
| 1919 | 279 | #339 | 8 | #3,697 |
| 1918 | 296 | #333 | 17 | #2,171 |
| 1917 | 257 | #347 | 14 | #2,395 |
| 1916 | 270 | #321 | 16 | #2,096 |
| 1915 | 261 | #326 | 11 | #2,648 |
| 1914 | 166 | #367 | 10 | #2,379 |
| 1913 | 136 | #358 | 6 | #3,073 |
| 1912 | 119 | #347 | 12 | #1,691 |
| 1911 | 57 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 39 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 42 | #368 | 6 | #2,153 |
| 1908 | 34 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 33 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #372 | 5 | #2,133 |
| 1905 | 35 | #352 | 5 | #2,138 |
| 1904 | 34 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 31 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 26 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 26 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 23 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 27 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 21 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 23 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 25 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 16 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 26 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 14 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 14 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 20 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #515 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Merrill reached #321 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #1,240 in 1942. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Merrill
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.