Merrell is a rare variant of Merrill that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Merrell is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Merrell was first reported in SSA data in 1911 and peaked in 1915 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,633 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,420 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,595 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,705 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,728 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,568 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,734 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,182 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #8,107 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | — | #4,666 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,256 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,794 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,102 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,668 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | — | #4,357 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #11,815 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #7,014 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | — | #5,290 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,370 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,718 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,053 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,143 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | — | #2,634 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,351 |
| 1972 | 16 | — | — | #2,392 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | — | #2,515 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,234 | — |
| 1968 | 15 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | — | #2,716 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | — | #2,412 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,200 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,432 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,466 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,034 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | — | #2,801 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | #6,014 | #2,975 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #6,709 | #2,461 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | — | #2,448 |
| 1956 | 24 | — | #5,161 | #1,996 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | #3,973 | #2,392 |
| 1954 | 22 | — | #6,331 | #1,940 |
| 1953 | 13 | — | — | #2,252 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #6,136 | #1,787 |
| 1951 | 18 | — | — | #1,814 |
| 1950 | 26 | — | #5,848 | #1,643 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | — | #1,651 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1947 | 25 | — | #4,635 | #1,831 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,928 |
| 1945 | 23 | — | #4,376 | #1,674 |
| 1944 | 19 | — | #4,389 | #2,050 |
| 1943 | 32 | — | #5,139 | #1,356 |
| 1942 | 26 | — | #4,480 | #1,618 |
| 1941 | 25 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1940 | 24 | — | — | #1,389 |
| 1939 | 23 | — | #4,110 | #1,691 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,791 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #4,714 | #2,061 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,702 |
| 1935 | 21 | — | #4,682 | #1,808 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | #4,766 | #2,689 |
| 1933 | 20 | — | #4,660 | #1,884 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | #3,804 | #1,895 |
| 1931 | 22 | — | — | #1,520 |
| 1930 | 21 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | — | #1,710 |
| 1928 | 34 | — | #3,366 | #1,503 |
| 1927 | 36 | — | #2,804 | #1,585 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | #4,162 | #1,960 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | — | #1,483 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,313 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,534 |
| 1922 | 26 | — | — | #1,490 |
| 1921 | 25 | — | — | #1,532 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | #4,776 | #1,935 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | — | #1,939 |
| 1918 | 22 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | #5,065 | #1,736 |
| 1916 | 18 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1915 | 27 | — | — | #1,293 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #2,059 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #2,042 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,462 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,921 |