How Many People Are Named Merit?
people named Merit are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 664,951 people in the US has this name
Based on 544 babies named Merit in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
73 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Merit, 60.8% were girls and 39.2% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 2010s: 51.4% of the babies were girls then and 60.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merit alive today is about 10 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merit first appears in the records in 1918, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 73 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Merit has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,154, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #3,154. Among boys, its best rank was #3,445, in 1922.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,154 | #4,639 |
| Best rank | #3,154 (2025) | #3,445 (1922) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,644 in the 2020s | #7,487 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merit alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merit were born in Texas than in any other state: about 32 of those alive today.
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