Merril is a rare variant of Merrill that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Merril is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Merril first appears in 1910 and peaked in 1920 (37 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,913 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,985 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #5,034 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | — | #4,739 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | #7,491 | #3,834 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,201 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,890 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #7,005 | #3,546 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | #6,734 | #2,597 |
| 1956 | 21 | — | #4,365 | #2,450 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #5,640 | #3,125 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | #5,545 | #2,390 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,172 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | #4,787 | #2,813 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | — | #2,598 |
| 1950 | 23 | — | #3,168 | #2,393 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #3,329 | #2,084 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #5,072 | #2,727 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #4,233 | #2,803 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | — | #2,002 |
| 1945 | 24 | — | #3,060 | #1,903 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | — | #2,156 |
| 1943 | 25 | — | #4,538 | #1,680 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #2,936 | #2,019 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | #4,278 | #1,969 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | — | #2,053 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | — | #1,936 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,280 |
| 1937 | 16 | — | — | #1,804 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,703 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,634 |
| 1934 | 12 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1933 | 20 | — | — | #1,575 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | — | #1,827 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | — | #1,815 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,938 |
| 1929 | 18 | — | — | #1,840 |
| 1928 | 25 | — | — | #1,504 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | #5,365 | #2,373 |
| 1926 | 29 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1925 | 24 | — | — | #1,564 |
| 1924 | 31 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1923 | 26 | — | — | #1,480 |
| 1922 | 33 | — | #5,533 | #1,426 |
| 1921 | 32 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1920 | 37 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1919 | 27 | — | — | #1,402 |
| 1918 | 29 | — | — | #1,332 |
| 1917 | 25 | — | — | #1,423 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | — | #1,677 |
| 1915 | 23 | — | #4,750 | #1,696 |
| 1914 | 25 | — | #3,483 | #1,426 |
| 1913 | 18 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,277 |