Merrick is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Merrick is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,183 among boys (174) and #6,741 among girls (17) — overall #2,287 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 191 | 191 | #6,741 | #1,183 |
| 2024 | 183 | 183 | #7,145 | #1,218 |
| 2023 | 229 | 229 | #6,330 | #1,041 |
| 2022 | 223 | 223 | #7,525 | #1,061 |
| 2021 | 239 | 239 | #5,881 | #1,004 |
| 2020 | 218 | 218 | #8,267 | #1,016 |
| 2019 | 228 | 228 | #8,937 | #987 |
| 2018 | 293 | 293 | #6,427 | #818 |
| 2017 | 296 | 296 | #5,476 | #824 |
| 2016 | 223 | 223 | #7,867 | #984 |
| 2015 | 212 | 212 | #6,389 | #1,043 |
| 2014 | 209 | 209 | #9,355 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 168 | 168 | #8,899 | #1,164 |
| 2012 | 156 | 156 | #8,966 | #1,241 |
| 2011 | 127 | 127 | #10,182 | #1,427 |
| 2010 | 139 | 139 | #9,066 | #1,356 |
| 2009 | 155 | 155 | #11,227 | #1,239 |
| 2008 | 161 | 161 | #7,990 | #1,221 |
| 2007 | 188 | 188 | #7,309 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 182 | 182 | #5,848 | #1,105 |
| 2005 | 154 | 154 | #6,734 | #1,178 |
| 2004 | 142 | 142 | #8,099 | #1,202 |
| 2003 | 95 | 95 | #7,097 | #1,605 |
| 2002 | 77 | 77 | #8,146 | #1,807 |
| 2001 | 104 | 104 | #4,951 | #1,523 |
| 2000 | 76 | 76 | #12,679 | #1,676 |
| 1999 | 77 | 77 | #13,832 | #1,569 |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | #15,747 | #1,759 |
| 1997 | 57 | — | #6,389 | #2,119 |
| 1996 | 68 | — | #9,310 | #1,651 |
| 1995 | 67 | — | #12,792 | #1,556 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | — | #2,071 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | — | #1,759 |
| 1992 | 34 | — | — | #2,243 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | — | #2,584 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | — | #2,926 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | #11,806 | #2,856 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | #2,567 |
| 1987 | 32 | — | #10,754 | #2,249 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | #9,199 | #2,657 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | #6,773 | #1,902 |
| 1984 | 22 | — | #11,535 | #2,776 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #7,087 | #3,174 |
| 1982 | 27 | — | #5,773 | #3,056 |
| 1981 | 25 | — | #9,902 | #2,546 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | — | #2,691 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | — | #3,111 |
| 1978 | 29 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | — | #1,846 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | — | #1,771 |
| 1975 | 19 | — | — | #2,334 |
| 1974 | 28 | — | — | #1,735 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | — | #2,291 |
| 1972 | 23 | — | — | #1,905 |
| 1971 | 26 | — | — | #1,766 |
| 1970 | 27 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1969 | 21 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1968 | 18 | — | — | #1,942 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,221 |
| 1966 | 16 | — | — | #2,020 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | — | #2,276 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #7,229 | #2,159 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | — | #2,116 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | — | #2,393 |
| 1959 | 17 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1958 | 18 | — | — | #1,938 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | — | #1,997 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | — | #1,925 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,950 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | — | #1,799 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | — | #1,938 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | — | #1,916 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,212 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,530 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | — | #2,191 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | — | #1,965 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | — | #1,987 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | — | #2,575 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,141 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | — | #2,650 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | — | #2,289 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | — | #2,433 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,395 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,591 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,617 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,411 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,523 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,193 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,360 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,820 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | — | #3,680 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #3,058 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | — | #3,625 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,097 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | — | #3,141 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,126 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #3,041 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #4,011 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,446 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,695 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,201 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,360 |