How Many People Are Named Merrick?
people named Merrick are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 57,860 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,311 babies named Merrick in Social Security records from 1905 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
296 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from the Welsh given name MEURIG.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Merrick, 8.7% were girls and 91.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1940s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 7.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merrick alive today is about 18 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merrick first appears in the records in 1905 and was given most often in 2017, to 296 babies. In 2025, 191 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1905 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Merrick has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #818, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #1,183.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,183 |
| Best rank | #818 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,046 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merrick alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merrick were born in California than in any other state: about 601 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Merrick was given 2.2 times as often in Utah, 2.1 times in Iowa and 2 times in Minnesota.
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