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Merrill

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14% girls / 86% boys

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Merrill peaked in 1926, when 1 baby in 7,527 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 145 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 6140.
12,988births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 331rank at its peak, in 1926

Where babies named Merrill are born

1926

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The darker the blue, the more common Merrill is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Merrill is most common in Utah (11.6 times), Iowa (5) and Indiana (3.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s0%100%
1890s0%100%
1900s5%95%
1910s5%95%
1920s5%95%
1930s6%94%
1940s14%86%
1950s22%78%
1960s25%75%
1970s21%79%
1980s34%66%
1990s43%57%
2000s55%45%
2010s51%49%
2020s47%53%