Is Merton a boy or girl name?
Merton was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,247 US babies named Merton were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Merton since 1880
- 4,247
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 150 babies
Boys and girls named Merton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 821 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 761 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 428 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 239 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,813 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,672 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,549 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,226 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,951 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,380 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,691 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,421 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,757 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,758 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,839 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,566 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,491 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,413 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 27 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 44 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 41 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 55 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 53 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 61 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 45 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 43 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 61 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 75 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 62 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 79 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 79 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 83 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 90 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 76 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 113 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 106 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 124 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 134 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 115 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 141 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 132 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 141 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 129 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 139 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 150 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 104 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 137 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 116 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 117 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 105 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 77 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 56 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 60 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 33 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 16 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 20 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 26 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 17 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 14 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 17 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 14 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 19 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 11 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 16 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 23 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 17 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 27 | #333 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Merton reached #333 in 1880. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Merton
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.