Merrill is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1926 and has since faded.
Merrill is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,333 among boys (14) and #11,580 among girls (8) — overall #9,837 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | #11,580 | #6,333 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #13,017 | #11,874 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,417 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #13,132 | #9,558 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #10,071 | #11,677 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #10,834 | #11,525 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #8,938 | #8,009 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #15,042 | #9,365 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #13,642 | #11,710 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | #8,267 | #7,452 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | #9,327 | #6,946 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #14,087 | #10,361 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #12,779 | #11,693 |
| 2012 | 19 | 19 | #10,196 | #9,422 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #11,851 | #7,333 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #10,977 | #6,953 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #11,228 | #11,965 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #9,892 | #7,546 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #9,974 | #8,676 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #8,566 | #9,287 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #13,997 | #6,104 |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #9,685 | #6,828 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #11,011 | #7,069 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #10,003 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #10,722 | #8,921 |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #9,652 | #7,210 |
| 1999 | 36 | 36 | #6,107 | #3,931 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #9,049 | #6,661 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #10,459 | #4,394 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #8,607 | #4,538 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | #5,603 | #3,651 |
| 1994 | 32 | — | #5,894 | #4,032 |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #6,907 | #3,111 |
| 1992 | 38 | — | #5,196 | #3,417 |
| 1991 | 52 | — | #5,850 | #2,080 |
| 1990 | 44 | — | #4,809 | #2,750 |
| 1989 | 38 | — | #5,204 | #2,962 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #6,954 | #3,164 |
| 1987 | 46 | — | #5,498 | #1,965 |
| 1986 | 45 | — | #3,839 | #2,402 |
| 1985 | 45 | — | #4,385 | #2,106 |
| 1984 | 45 | — | #5,422 | #1,787 |
| 1983 | 54 | — | #5,338 | #1,505 |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #5,109 | #1,803 |
| 1981 | 64 | — | #3,814 | #1,471 |
| 1980 | 74 | — | #3,467 | #1,336 |
| 1979 | 56 | — | #9,735 | #1,311 |
| 1978 | 63 | — | #5,425 | #1,268 |
| 1977 | 58 | — | #5,753 | #1,331 |
| 1976 | 62 | — | #5,872 | #1,203 |
| 1975 | 52 | — | #5,820 | #1,354 |
| 1974 | 57 | — | #4,914 | #1,262 |
| 1973 | 53 | — | #4,281 | #1,341 |
| 1972 | 58 | — | #3,661 | #1,321 |
| 1971 | 68 | — | #3,886 | #1,142 |
| 1970 | 68 | — | #3,387 | #1,190 |
| 1969 | 78 | — | #2,979 | #1,023 |
| 1968 | 96 | — | #2,150 | #906 |
| 1967 | 74 | — | #3,984 | #922 |
| 1966 | 84 | — | #2,230 | #989 |
| 1965 | 88 | — | #2,893 | #889 |
| 1964 | 95 | — | #2,642 | #898 |
| 1963 | 121 | — | #2,341 | #788 |
| 1962 | 110 | — | #2,643 | #814 |
| 1961 | 138 | — | #1,942 | #766 |
| 1960 | 143 | — | #2,042 | #732 |
| 1959 | 132 | — | #2,093 | #755 |
| 1958 | 151 | — | #1,810 | #701 |
| 1957 | 177 | — | #2,100 | #630 |
| 1956 | 184 | — | #1,957 | #614 |
| 1955 | 194 | — | #1,507 | #612 |
| 1954 | 205 | — | #1,432 | #594 |
| 1953 | 200 | — | #1,368 | #591 |
| 1952 | 212 | — | #1,395 | #546 |
| 1951 | 194 | — | #1,406 | #563 |
| 1950 | 216 | — | #1,280 | #526 |
| 1949 | 203 | — | #1,274 | #542 |
| 1948 | 201 | — | #1,512 | #519 |
| 1947 | 238 | — | #1,408 | #481 |
| 1946 | 230 | — | #1,408 | #461 |
| 1945 | 204 | — | #1,410 | #454 |
| 1944 | 188 | — | #2,478 | #462 |
| 1943 | 267 | — | #1,742 | #392 |
| 1942 | 272 | — | #1,240 | #399 |
| 1941 | 230 | — | #1,859 | #401 |
| 1940 | 234 | — | #1,877 | #388 |
| 1939 | 247 | — | #2,530 | #372 |
| 1938 | 235 | — | #1,788 | #384 |
| 1937 | 241 | — | #1,768 | #366 |
| 1936 | 248 | — | #2,117 | #353 |
| 1935 | 210 | — | #1,642 | #398 |
| 1934 | 251 | — | #2,525 | #356 |
| 1933 | 221 | — | #2,243 | #377 |
| 1932 | 257 | — | #2,325 | #355 |
| 1931 | 269 | — | #2,528 | #341 |
| 1930 | 268 | — | #3,558 | #352 |
| 1929 | 285 | — | #2,157 | #342 |
| 1928 | 295 | — | #2,160 | #342 |
| 1927 | 293 | — | #3,480 | #343 |
| 1926 | 321 | — | #2,321 | #331 |
| 1925 | 310 | — | #2,166 | #340 |
| 1924 | 279 | — | #2,768 | #369 |
| 1923 | 292 | — | #2,554 | #354 |
| 1922 | 282 | — | #4,842 | #357 |
| 1921 | 296 | — | #2,733 | #359 |
| 1920 | 306 | — | #2,233 | #345 |
| 1919 | 287 | — | #3,697 | #339 |
| 1918 | 313 | — | #2,171 | #333 |
| 1917 | 271 | — | #2,395 | #347 |
| 1916 | 286 | — | #2,096 | #321 |
| 1915 | 272 | — | #2,648 | #326 |
| 1914 | 176 | — | #2,379 | #367 |
| 1913 | 142 | — | #3,073 | #358 |
| 1912 | 131 | — | #1,691 | #347 |
| 1911 | 57 | — | — | #369 |
| 1910 | 39 | — | — | #443 |
| 1909 | 48 | — | #2,153 | #368 |
| 1908 | 34 | — | — | #411 |
| 1907 | 33 | — | — | #393 |
| 1906 | 38 | — | #2,133 | #372 |
| 1905 | 40 | — | #2,138 | #352 |
| 1904 | 34 | — | — | #346 |
| 1903 | 31 | — | — | #349 |
| 1902 | 26 | — | — | #402 |
| 1901 | 26 | — | — | #368 |
| 1900 | 23 | — | — | #485 |
| 1899 | 27 | — | — | #350 |
| 1898 | 27 | — | — | #383 |
| 1897 | 21 | — | — | #420 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | — | #414 |
| 1895 | 25 | — | — | #387 |
| 1894 | 16 | — | — | #512 |
| 1893 | 26 | — | — | #355 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #669 |
| 1891 | 11 | — | — | #579 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | — | #525 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #706 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | — | #543 |
| 1887 | 12 | — | — | #534 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,059 |
| 1885 | 10 | — | — | #626 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #593 |
| 1883 | 20 | — | — | #391 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #630 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #755 |
| 1880 | 13 | — | — | #515 |