Merric Popularity by Year
Follow Merric across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merric birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boys | 8 | #8,990 | Up 1,615 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 6 | #10,605 | Down 2,390 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 9 | #8,215 | Up 1,455 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 7 | #9,670 | Down 830 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 8 | #8,840 | Down 2,114 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 12 | #6,726 | Up 1,314 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 9 | #8,040 | Up 1,602 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 7 | #9,642 | Down 2,616 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 11 | #7,026 | Up 1,838 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 8 | #8,864 | Up 736 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 7 | #9,600 | Down 2,513 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 11 | #7,087 | Up 1,898 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 8 | #8,985 | Up 886 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 7 | #9,871 | Down 3,249 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 12 | #6,622 | Down 1,550 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 17 | #5,072 | Up 1,154 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 12 | #6,226 | Up 294 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 11 | #6,520 | — |