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Merril

86% boys · last recorded 2008

Merril has been given to about 992 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 378
Median age today80 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Merril per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 37
  • Born in 20250
  • All time992

How popular is Merril?

Its best year was 1920, when 37 babies were given the name, ranking 1201st. The typical living American called Merril is about 80 years old today.

Names that sound like Merril

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Merrill0.91
  2. Merritt0.73
  3. Merrick0.73
  4. Cecil0.68
  5. Neil0.68
  6. Emil0.68
  7. Merlin0.65
  8. Mervin0.65

Middle names for Merril

Ranked by flow score
  1. Merril Paul0.77
  2. Merril John0.77
  3. Merril Dean0.76
  4. Merril Blake0.76
  5. Merril Bryce0.76
  6. Merril Wade0.76

Sibling names for Merril

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.78
  2. Winonasister · 0.76
  3. Lenorasister · 0.74
  4. Cleoeither · 0.73
  5. Otisbrother · 0.72
  6. Hughbrother · 0.72

Where Merril is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Merril Anderson0.77
    2. Merril Reyes0.72
    3. Merril Nguyen0.72
    4. Merril Hall0.72
    5. Merril Green0.72
    6. Merril Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Merril

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.