Masculine dossier · first seen 1905

Merrick

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Merrick
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

274

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1905Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

39.8%

2024

165

All-time

5,615

Merrick has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 274 boys were named Merrick.

In 2024, only 165 boys were given the name.

Down 39.8% from its peak.

All told, about 5,615 Americans have been named Merrick and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1905.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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