How Many People Are Named Merrill?
people named Merrill are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 63,564 people in the US has this name
Based on 15,065 babies named Merrill in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
321 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from the given name MURIEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Merrill, 27.1% were girls and 72.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Merrill rose from 0% in the 1880s to 51.3% in the 2010s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Merrill alive today is about 60 years old, and 61% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 47 and 76 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Merrill first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1926, to 321 babies. In 2025, 22 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Merrill has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #321, in 1916. In 2025 it ranked #6,329. Among girls, its best rank was #1,240, in 1942.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,329 | #11,576 |
| Best rank | #321 (1916) | #1,240 (1942) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #348 in the 1920s | #1,581 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Merrill alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merrill were born in New York than in any other state: about 347 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Merrill was given 13.2 times as often in Utah, 4.2 times in Iowa and 4 times in Maine.
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