Merrit is a very rare variant of Merritt that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Merrit is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2025. Merrit was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1930 (9 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #7,759 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,684 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #14,592 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #16,935 | — |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #13,057 | #11,678 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,397 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #17,204 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #17,343 | #11,676 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,711 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,666 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,387 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,901 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,655 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,966 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,729 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #15,130 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #17,052 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #15,294 | — |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,923 | — |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #7,157 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,891 | — |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #7,986 | #5,393 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,268 | — |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,202 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,703 | — |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #5,664 | #4,440 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,337 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,349 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,400 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,884 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,781 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,808 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,901 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,032 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #2,936 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | — | #3,681 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,668 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,701 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,756 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | — | #3,710 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,629 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #4,012 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,418 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,787 |