How Many People Are Named Meritt?
people named Meritt are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,476,701 people in the US has this name
Based on 144 babies named Meritt in Social Security records from 1920 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Meritt, 64.1% were girls and 35.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Meritt alive today is about 7 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Meritt first appears in the records in 1920 and was given most often in 2018, to 17 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1920 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Meritt has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #9,269, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #9,269. Among boys, its best rank was #4,736, in 1920.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,269 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #9,269 (2025) | #4,736 (1920) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #15,296 in the 2010s | #15,061 in the 2010s |
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