How Many People Are Named Merrell?
people named Merrell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 616,940 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,319 babies named Merrell in Social Security records from 1911 to 2015, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
36 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Merrell, 12.8% were girls and 87.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Merrell rose from 3.6% in the 1910s to 22.3% in the 1950s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merrell alive today is about 60 years old, and 55% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 47 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merrell first appears in the records in 1911 and was given most often in 1927, to 36 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2015.
Babies given the name each year, 1911 to 2015
🏆 Rank History
Merrell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,293, in 1915. Among girls, its best rank was #2,803, in 1927.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,293 (1915) | #2,803 (1927) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,639 in the 1920s | #5,707 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merrell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merrell were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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