Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Merritt

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1924

Peak rank proxy

121

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19242024

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

30.6%

2024

All-time

6,034

Merritt 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 1924, when 121 boys were named Merritt.

In 2024, only 84 boys were given the name.

Down 30.6% from its peak.

All told, about 6,034 Americans have been named Merritt and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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