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Merril

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 997

Merril is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 13% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1920, when 37 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1910.

Merril over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

273
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '00
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Births named Merril by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 187
1920s 273
1930s 159
1940s 190
1950s 123
1960s 37
1970s 12
1980s 6
2000s (to 2008) 5

How popular is Merril?

In 2008, Merril was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Merril is used

France #2,142 5 in 1976
United States #13,365 5 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Merril

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Merril also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Merril over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Merril

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Merril — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Merril

How popular is the name Merril?

In 2008, Merril was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Merril a girl's or a boy's name?

Merril is used for both girls and boys. About 13% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Merril most popular?

Merril peaked in 1920, when 37 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.