How Many People Are Named Merrit?
people named Merrit are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,726,186 people in the US has this name
Based on 295 babies named Merrit in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Merrit, 54.3% were girls and 45.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merrit alive today is about 29 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merrit first appears in the records in 1912, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 14 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Merrit has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,417, in 1913. Among girls, its best rank was #5,663, in 1962.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | #7,757 |
| Best rank | #2,417 (1913) | #5,663 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,553 in the 1920s | #12,579 in the 2020s |
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