The first name Merrill

Merrill last appeared in the official list in 2003, given to 3 boys.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Merrill with other names.

In 2025, 14 boys born in the United States were named Merrill, the 6,333rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1926, when 305 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Bob Merrill
  American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter (1921-1998)
• Merrill Moses
  American water polo player and coach, born 1977
• Merrill McCormick
  Actor (1892-1953)
• Peaches
  Canadian electroclash musician, born 1966
• Monte Irvin
  American Hall of Fame baseball player (1919–2016)

What does the name Merrill mean?

Variant of Muriel.

How popular is the name Merrill?

In 2003, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Merrill, ranking 3,467th.

Is Merrill a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 15,065 US babies named Merrill since 1880, 14% were girls and 86% boys.

When was Merrill most popular?

1926 in the United States, when 305 babies were named Merrill, its highest rank at 331st.

Is Merrill also a surname?

Yes. Merrill is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.