How Many People Are Named Merril?
people named Merril are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,335,097 people in the US has this name
Based on 992 babies named Merril in Social Security records from 1910 to 2008, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Merril, 31% were girls and 69% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Merril rose from 5.9% in the 1910s to 36.6% in the 1950s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merril alive today is about 73 years old, and 88% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 69 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merril first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1920, to 37 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2008.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2008
🏆 Rank History
Merril has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,201, in 1920. Among girls, its best rank was #2,934, in 1942.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,201 (1920) | #2,934 (1942) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,456 in the 1920s | #4,141 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merril alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merril were born in New York than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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