Merritt

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Merritt is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (24% of births). There have been 8,863 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 6,034 as boys and 2,829 as girls. Merritt gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2017 and remains popular today. It is the #2,986 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 242
2023 219
2022 217
2021 209
2020 219
2019 220
2018 257
2017 280
2016 233
2015 152
2014 152
2013 112
2012 85
2011 78
2010 67
2009 65
2008 72
2007 67
2006 50
2005 66
2004 62
2003 64
2002 51
2001 57
2000 53
1999 55
1998 35
1997 54
1996 50
1995 60
1994 42
1993 32
1992 37
1991 39
1990 38
1989 50
1988 39
1987 47
1986 47
1985 44
1984 37
1983 33
1982 27
1981 34
1980 34
1979 48
1978 48
1977 43
1976 31
1975 40
1974 38
1973 34
1972 46
1971 40
1970 59
1969 63
1968 56
1967 52
1966 71
1965 28
1964 56
1963 43
1962 52
1961 61
1960 38
1959 49
1958 32
1957 44
1956 41
1955 49
1954 57
1953 57
1952 46
1951 54
1950 51
1949 55
1948 57
1947 56
1946 60
1945 54
1944 57
1943 68
1942 53
1941 61
1940 53
1939 67
1938 63
1937 61
1936 69
1935 51
1934 63
1933 62
1932 58
1931 69
1930 75
1929 79
1928 89
1927 83
1926 94
1925 82
1924 121
1923 89
1922 107
1921 115
1920 107
1919 85
1918 93
1917 97
1916 95
1915 80
1914 55
1913 65
1912 52
1911 19
1910 14
1909 14
1908 9
1907 13
1906 19
1905 19
1904 16
1903 12
1902 14
1901 8
1900 7
1899 22
1898 22
1897 17
1896 14
1895 14
1894 22
1893 15
1892 17
1891 13
1890 12
1889 12
1888 12
1887 14
1886 10
1885 19
1884 9
1883 9
1882 5
1881 13
1880 18