Is Merritt a boy or girl name?
Merritt is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 158 girls and 84 boys were named Merritt, so 65.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 31.9% of the 8,863 US babies named Merritt were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,899
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,409
- Babies named Merritt since 1880
- 8,863
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 280 babies
Boys and girls named Merritt, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 650 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 966 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 638 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 574 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 469 | 11 | 2.3% |
| 1960s | 333 | 187 | 36% |
| 1970s | 215 | 212 | 49.6% |
| 1980s | 208 | 184 | 46.9% |
| 1990s | 194 | 248 | 56.1% |
| 2000s | 268 | 339 | 55.8% |
| 2010s | 692 | 944 | 57.7% |
| 2020s | 407 | 699 | 63.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84 | #1,899 | 158 | #1,409 |
| 2023 | 83 | #1,904 | 136 | #1,563 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,977 | 139 | #1,543 |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,882 | 127 | #1,646 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,860 | 139 | #1,531 |
| 2019 | 87 | #1,783 | 133 | #1,602 |
| 2018 | 106 | #1,581 | 151 | #1,458 |
| 2017 | 105 | #1,565 | 175 | #1,333 |
| 2016 | 78 | #1,898 | 155 | #1,481 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,031 | 81 | #2,308 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,133 | 87 | #2,190 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,155 | 50 | #3,250 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,852 | 43 | #3,690 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,936 | 38 | #3,982 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,159 | 31 | #4,698 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,310 | 31 | #4,772 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,797 | 44 | #3,687 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,421 | 35 | #4,353 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,657 | 22 | #6,063 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,586 | 39 | #3,783 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,423 | 34 | #4,152 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,223 | 44 | #3,328 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,421 | 25 | #4,850 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,932 | 36 | #3,679 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,494 | 29 | #4,256 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,452 | 32 | #3,769 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,564 | 20 | #5,287 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,546 | 34 | #3,417 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,501 | 30 | #3,694 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,897 | 35 | #3,266 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,702 | 24 | #4,335 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,211 | 11 | #7,872 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,558 | 19 | #5,197 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,414 | 21 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,720 | 22 | #4,468 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,334 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,037 | 21 | #4,262 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,374 | 23 | #3,822 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,269 | 22 | #3,840 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,480 | 23 | #3,692 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,902 | 21 | #3,828 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,384 | 12 | #5,689 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,926 | 11 | #6,202 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,466 | 14 | #5,143 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,693 | 16 | #4,662 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,211 | 25 | #3,298 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,446 | 29 | #2,838 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,982 | 18 | #4,007 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,912 | 17 | #3,901 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,334 | 21 | #3,362 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,250 | 19 | #3,516 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,292 | 16 | #3,898 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,805 | 21 | #3,134 |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,814 | 15 | #4,059 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,647 | 31 | #2,430 |
| 1969 | 30 | #1,483 | 33 | #2,239 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,631 | 32 | #2,151 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,557 | 27 | #2,360 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,317 | 37 | #1,901 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,227 | 16 | #3,336 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,418 | 12 | #3,960 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,256 | 13 | #3,718 |
| 1961 | 44 | #1,202 | 17 | #3,148 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,528 | 5 | #6,712 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 49 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 57 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 57 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,035 | 6 | #5,232 |
| 1950 | 51 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 55 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 57 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 56 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 60 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 54 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 57 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 68 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 53 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 61 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 53 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 67 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 63 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 61 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 69 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 51 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 63 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 62 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 58 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 69 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 75 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 79 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 89 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 83 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 94 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 82 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 121 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 89 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 107 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 115 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 107 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 80 | #700 | 5 | #5,330 |
| 1918 | 93 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 97 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 95 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 80 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 55 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 65 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 52 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 19 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 14 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 22 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 22 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 22 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 17 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 13 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 12 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 19 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 13 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 18 | #418 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Merritt reached #400 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #1,333 in 2017. 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 Merritt
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.