Merritt

Rank 1,537th Gender Neutral

In 2022, the name Merritt was 1,537th most popular baby name for girls and 2,123rd most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 216 babies were named Merritt in the United States. The gender distribution for "Merritt" is 63.9% female and 36.1% male.

In 2022, 1 out of every 15,625 babies in the United States were named Merritt. Today, the average age of someone named Merritt is around 23 to 31 years old.

The name "Merritt" is not common today.

Pronunciation

Merritt is pronounced mer-reett in English. The name Merritt has 7 letters and 2 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Geography

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Gender Distribution

36.1%63.9%
Boys named Merritt
Girls named Merritt

Similar Sounding Names

Martha Merida Marta Marty Murad Marietta Merit Mairead Mourad Mert Marti Meritt Murat Martie Marita Marit Mordy Merrit

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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