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Merton

Boy

Classic name

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The high point came in 1920, with 150 births and the No. 493 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 105 years out of 146. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 31% of all babies named Merton since 1880 were born in the 1920s.
4,247births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 493rank at its peak, in 1920

Where babies named Merton are born

1920

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Merton is most common in Maine (21.8 times), Minnesota (5.6) and New York (2.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Meredith · Ottis · Hermon · Elgin · Howell · Garnett

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