# Merrill (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/merrill/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 15,065 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 12,988 / 2,077 (14% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Variant of Muriel.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | 10,977 |
| 2011 | 9 | 11,851 |
| 2012 | 11 | 10,196 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12,779 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14,087 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9,327 |
| 2016 | 14 | 8,267 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13,642 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15,042 |
| 2019 | 12 | 8,938 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10,834 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10,071 |
| 2022 | 7 | 13,132 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13,017 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11,580 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 7,333 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9,422 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,693 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10,361 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,946 |
| 2016 | 11 | 7,452 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11,710 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9,365 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8,009 |
| 2020 | 6 | 11,525 |
| 2021 | 6 | 11,677 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9,558 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10,417 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11,874 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6,333 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |

## People named Merrill

- Bob Merrill, American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter (1921-1998)
- Merrill Moses, American water polo player and coach
- Merrill McCormick, actor (1892-1953)
- Peaches, Canadian electroclash musician
- Monte Irvin, American Hall of Fame baseball player (1919–2016)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.