Merrick Boy
How popular is Merrick?
#1,183 boy name in 2025
174 baby boys were named Merrick in the US in 2025, making it the 1183rd most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Merrick popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,183 for boys (▲ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 174 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,042 in 2015, #1,013 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (274 boys) |
| Highest rank | #818 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1905 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Merrick counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Merrick family of names ranked #1,000 for boys in 2025 (#1,039 the year before), with 197 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Merrick | 174 | 88% |
| Merrik | 6 | 3% |
| Merik | 5 | 3% |
| Meric | 5 | 3% |
| Merick | 7 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Merrick is most popular
Babies named Merrick per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Merrick by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1910s | 46 | #2,091 |
| 1920s | 69 | #2,039 |
| 1930s | 52 | #2,288 |
| 1940s | 120 | #1,691 |
| 1950s | 163 | #1,761 |
| 1960s | 172 | #1,624 |
| 1970s | 241 | #1,657 |
| 1980s | 205 | #1,865 |
| 1990s | 463 | #1,544 |
| 2000s | 1,175 | #1,080 |
| 2010s | 1,899 | #818 |
| 2020s | 1,182 | #1,003 |
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Questions
- Is Merrick a boy or girl name?
- Merrick is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Merrick were boys.
- How popular is the name Merrick?
- 174 baby boys were named Merrick in the US in 2025, making it the 1183rd most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Merrick most popular?
- Merrick peaked in 2018, when 274 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #818 in 2018.
- How many people are named Merrick?
- 6,311 babies have been named Merrick in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,924 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Merrick most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Merrick was most common in Iowa, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.