Merritt is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Merritt is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,505 among boys (117) and #703 among girls (401) — overall #1,142 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 518 | 518 | #703 | #1,505 |
| 2024 | 243 | 243 | #1,410 | #1,900 |
| 2023 | 219 | 219 | #1,563 | #1,904 |
| 2022 | 217 | 217 | #1,544 | #1,977 |
| 2021 | 209 | 209 | #1,648 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 219 | 219 | #1,531 | #1,862 |
| 2019 | 220 | 220 | #1,603 | #1,783 |
| 2018 | 257 | 257 | #1,459 | #1,581 |
| 2017 | 280 | 280 | #1,333 | #1,565 |
| 2016 | 233 | 233 | #1,481 | #1,898 |
| 2015 | 152 | 152 | #2,308 | #2,032 |
| 2014 | 152 | 152 | #2,191 | #2,133 |
| 2013 | 112 | 112 | #3,250 | #2,156 |
| 2012 | 85 | 85 | #3,690 | #2,853 |
| 2011 | 78 | 78 | #3,982 | #2,936 |
| 2010 | 67 | 67 | #4,699 | #3,159 |
| 2009 | 65 | 65 | #4,772 | #3,310 |
| 2008 | 72 | 72 | #3,687 | #3,797 |
| 2007 | 67 | 67 | #4,353 | #3,421 |
| 2006 | 50 | 50 | #6,063 | #3,657 |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | #3,783 | #3,587 |
| 2004 | 62 | 62 | #4,152 | #3,424 |
| 2003 | 64 | 64 | #3,328 | #4,223 |
| 2002 | 51 | 51 | #4,851 | #3,421 |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #3,679 | #3,932 |
| 2000 | 53 | 53 | #4,256 | #3,494 |
| 1999 | 55 | 55 | #3,769 | #3,452 |
| 1998 | 35 | 35 | #5,287 | #4,564 |
| 1997 | 54 | — | #3,417 | #3,546 |
| 1996 | 50 | — | #3,694 | #3,502 |
| 1995 | 60 | — | #3,265 | #2,897 |
| 1994 | 42 | — | #4,334 | #3,703 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | #7,874 | #3,211 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #5,197 | #3,557 |
| 1991 | 39 | — | #4,752 | #3,414 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | #4,468 | #3,720 |
| 1989 | 50 | — | #4,461 | #2,334 |
| 1988 | 39 | — | #4,262 | #3,038 |
| 1987 | 47 | — | #3,822 | #2,374 |
| 1986 | 47 | — | #3,840 | #2,269 |
| 1985 | 44 | — | #3,692 | #2,480 |
| 1984 | 37 | — | #3,828 | #2,903 |
| 1983 | 33 | — | #5,689 | #2,384 |
| 1982 | 27 | — | #6,203 | #2,927 |
| 1981 | 34 | — | #5,144 | #2,466 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | #4,662 | #2,692 |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #3,298 | #2,211 |
| 1978 | 48 | — | #2,838 | #2,446 |
| 1977 | 43 | — | #4,007 | #1,982 |
| 1976 | 31 | — | #3,901 | #2,911 |
| 1975 | 40 | — | #3,361 | #2,335 |
| 1974 | 38 | — | #3,516 | #2,250 |
| 1973 | 34 | — | #3,898 | #2,292 |
| 1972 | 46 | — | #3,132 | #1,805 |
| 1971 | 40 | — | #4,059 | #1,814 |
| 1970 | 59 | — | #2,430 | #1,647 |
| 1969 | 63 | — | #2,240 | #1,483 |
| 1968 | 56 | — | #2,151 | #1,631 |
| 1967 | 52 | — | #2,360 | #1,557 |
| 1966 | 71 | — | #1,901 | #1,318 |
| 1965 | 28 | — | — | #1,471 |
| 1964 | 56 | — | #3,336 | #1,227 |
| 1963 | 43 | — | #3,960 | #1,419 |
| 1962 | 52 | — | #3,716 | #1,256 |
| 1961 | 61 | — | #3,148 | #1,202 |
| 1960 | 38 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1959 | 49 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1958 | 32 | — | #6,711 | #1,528 |
| 1957 | 44 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1956 | 41 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1955 | 49 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1954 | 57 | — | — | #989 |
| 1953 | 57 | — | — | #952 |
| 1952 | 46 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1951 | 54 | — | #5,231 | #1,034 |
| 1950 | 51 | — | — | #974 |
| 1949 | 55 | — | — | #939 |
| 1948 | 57 | — | — | #918 |
| 1947 | 56 | — | — | #952 |
| 1946 | 60 | — | — | #853 |
| 1945 | 54 | — | — | #858 |
| 1944 | 57 | — | — | #839 |
| 1943 | 68 | — | — | #801 |
| 1942 | 53 | — | — | #918 |
| 1941 | 61 | — | — | #809 |
| 1940 | 53 | — | — | #868 |
| 1939 | 67 | — | — | #737 |
| 1938 | 63 | — | — | #777 |
| 1937 | 61 | — | — | #792 |
| 1936 | 69 | — | — | #727 |
| 1935 | 51 | — | — | #890 |
| 1934 | 63 | — | — | #784 |
| 1933 | 62 | — | — | #778 |
| 1932 | 58 | — | — | #840 |
| 1931 | 69 | — | — | #749 |
| 1930 | 75 | — | — | #734 |
| 1929 | 79 | — | — | #698 |
| 1928 | 89 | — | — | #668 |
| 1927 | 83 | — | — | #715 |
| 1926 | 94 | — | — | #653 |
| 1925 | 82 | — | — | #716 |
| 1924 | 121 | — | — | #580 |
| 1923 | 89 | — | — | #686 |
| 1922 | 107 | — | — | #623 |
| 1921 | 115 | — | — | #594 |
| 1920 | 107 | — | — | #612 |
| 1919 | 85 | — | #5,330 | #700 |
| 1918 | 93 | — | — | #640 |
| 1917 | 97 | — | — | #606 |
| 1916 | 95 | — | — | #598 |
| 1915 | 80 | — | — | #649 |
| 1914 | 55 | — | — | #691 |
| 1913 | 65 | — | — | #537 |
| 1912 | 52 | — | — | #559 |
| 1911 | 19 | — | — | #748 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | — | #847 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | — | #792 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #999 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #766 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | — | #535 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | — | #542 |
| 1904 | 16 | — | — | #584 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #685 |
| 1902 | 14 | — | — | #605 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #829 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1899 | 22 | — | — | #400 |
| 1898 | 22 | — | — | #426 |
| 1897 | 17 | — | — | #487 |
| 1896 | 14 | — | — | #579 |
| 1895 | 14 | — | — | #570 |
| 1894 | 22 | — | — | #405 |
| 1893 | 15 | — | — | #496 |
| 1892 | 17 | — | — | #491 |
| 1891 | 13 | — | — | #516 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | — | #587 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | — | #572 |
| 1888 | 12 | — | — | #595 |
| 1887 | 14 | — | — | #474 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #629 |
| 1885 | 19 | — | — | #420 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #686 |
| 1883 | 9 | — | — | #669 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1881 | 13 | — | — | #499 |
| 1880 | 18 | — | — | #418 |