Merritt Popularity by Year
Follow Merritt across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merritt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 117 | #1,499 | Up 392 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 401 | #703 | Up 703 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 84 | #1,891 | Up 5 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 159 | #1,406 | Up 151 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 83 | #1,896 | Up 69 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 136 | #1,557 | Down 17 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 78 | #1,965 | Down 95 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 139 | #1,540 | Up 101 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 82 | #1,870 | Down 21 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 127 | #1,641 | Down 117 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 80 | #1,849 | Down 72 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 139 | #1,524 | Up 74 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 87 | #1,777 | Down 201 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 133 | #1,598 | Down 147 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 106 | #1,576 | Down 22 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 151 | #1,451 | Down 120 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 105 | #1,554 | Up 336 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 175 | #1,331 | Up 149 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 78 | #1,890 | Up 129 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 155 | #1,480 | Up 814 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 71 | #2,019 | Up 97 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 81 | #2,294 | Down 118 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 65 | #2,116 | Up 23 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 87 | #2,176 | Up 1,042 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 62 | #2,139 | Up 672 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 50 | #3,218 | Up 426 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 42 | #2,811 | Up 93 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 43 | #3,644 | Up 272 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 40 | #2,904 | Up 224 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 38 | #3,916 | Up 692 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 36 | #3,128 | Up 146 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 31 | #4,608 | Up 69 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 34 | #3,274 | Up 470 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 31 | #4,677 | Down 1,032 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 28 | #3,744 | Down 365 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 44 | #3,645 | Up 654 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 32 | #3,379 | Up 223 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 35 | #4,299 | Up 1,607 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 28 | #3,602 | Down 74 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 22 | #5,906 | Down 2,176 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 27 | #3,528 | Down 160 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 39 | #3,730 | Up 363 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 28 | #3,368 | Up 746 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 34 | #4,093 | Down 802 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 20 | #4,114 | Down 765 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 44 | #3,291 | Up 1,476 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 26 | #3,349 | Up 493 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 25 | #4,767 | Down 1,136 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 21 | #3,842 | Down 419 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 36 | #3,631 | Up 554 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 24 | #3,423 | Down 47 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 29 | #4,185 | Down 467 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 23 | #3,376 | Up 1,037 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 32 | #3,718 | Up 1,405 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 15 | #4,413 | Down 958 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 20 | #5,123 | Down 1,758 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 20 | #3,455 | Down 49 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 34 | #3,365 | Up 267 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 20 | #3,406 | Down 559 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 30 | #3,632 | Down 412 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 25 | #2,847 | Up 749 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 35 | #3,220 | Up 1,018 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 18 | #3,596 | Down 455 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 24 | #4,238 | Up 3,260 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 21 | #3,141 | Up 318 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 11 | #7,498 | Down 2,447 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 18 | #3,459 | Down 134 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 19 | #5,051 | Down 401 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 18 | #3,325 | Up 282 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 21 | #4,650 | Down 270 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 16 | #3,607 | Down 1,315 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 22 | #4,380 | Down 22 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 29 | #2,292 | Up 669 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 21 | #4,358 | Down 186 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 18 | #2,961 | Down 628 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 21 | #4,172 | Down 429 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 24 | #2,333 | Down 107 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 23 | #3,743 | Up 14 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 25 | #2,226 | Up 201 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 22 | #3,757 | Down 136 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 21 | #2,427 | Up 397 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 23 | #3,621 | Up 105 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 16 | #2,824 | Down 483 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 21 | #3,726 | Up 1,731 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 21 | #2,341 | Up 490 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 12 | #5,457 | Up 454 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 16 | #2,831 | Down 413 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 11 | #5,911 | Down 948 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 20 | #2,418 | Up 199 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 14 | #4,963 | Down 446 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 18 | #2,617 | Down 460 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 16 | #4,517 | Down 1,281 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 23 | #2,157 | Up 218 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 25 | #3,236 | Down 435 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 19 | #2,375 | Down 427 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 29 | #2,801 | Up 1,110 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 25 | #1,948 | Up 878 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 18 | #3,911 | Down 99 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 14 | #2,826 | Down 538 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 17 | #3,812 | Down 553 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 19 | #2,288 | Down 89 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 21 | #3,259 | Up 167 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 19 | #2,199 | Up 17 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 19 | #3,426 | Up 361 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 18 | #2,216 | Down 445 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 16 | #3,787 | Down 725 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 25 | #1,771 | Up 13 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 21 | #3,062 | Up 881 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 25 | #1,784 | Down 169 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 15 | #3,943 | Down 1,548 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 28 | #1,615 | Down 152 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 31 | #2,395 | Down 187 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 30 | #1,463 | Up 151 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 33 | #2,208 | Down 82 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 24 | #1,614 | Down 74 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 32 | #2,126 | Up 201 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 25 | #1,540 | Down 241 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 27 | #2,327 | Down 445 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 34 | #1,299 | Up 157 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 37 | #1,882 | Up 1,362 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 28 | #1,456 | Down 237 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 40 | #1,219 | Up 184 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 16 | #3,244 | Up 557 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 31 | #1,403 | Down 161 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 12 | #3,801 | Down 209 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 39 | #1,242 | Down 46 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 13 | #3,592 | Down 532 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 44 | #1,196 | Up 77 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 17 | #3,060 | Up 3,043 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 38 | #1,273 | Down 172 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 49 | #1,101 | Up 410 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 27 | #1,511 | Down 346 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 5 | #6,103 | Down 1,270 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 44 | #1,165 | Up 28 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 41 | #1,193 | Down 118 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 49 | #1,075 | Down 90 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 57 | #985 | Down 35 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 57 | #950 | Up 116 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 46 | #1,066 | Down 49 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 48 | #1,017 | Down 44 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 6 | #4,833 | Down 19 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 51 | #973 | Down 38 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 55 | #935 | Down 25 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 57 | #910 | Up 28 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 56 | #938 | Down 90 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 60 | #848 | Up 2 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 54 | #850 | Down 18 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 57 | #832 | Down 35 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 68 | #797 | Up 113 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 53 | #910 | Down 103 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 61 | #807 | Up 55 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 53 | #862 | Down 129 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 67 | #733 | Up 37 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 63 | #770 | Up 17 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 61 | #787 | Down 68 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 69 | #719 | Up 162 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 51 | #881 | Down 102 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 63 | #779 | Down 4 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 62 | #775 | Up 61 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 58 | #836 | Down 94 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 69 | #742 | Down 12 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 75 | #730 | Down 35 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 79 | #695 | Down 32 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 89 | #663 | Up 50 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 83 | #713 | Down 62 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 94 | #651 | Up 64 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 82 | #715 | Down 136 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 121 | #579 | Up 103 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 89 | #682 | Down 59 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 107 | #623 | Down 31 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 115 | #592 | Up 17 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 107 | #609 | Up 86 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 80 | #695 | Down 58 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 5 | #4,814 | — |
| 1918 | Boys | 93 | #637 | Down 34 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 97 | #603 | Down 6 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 95 | #597 | Up 50 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 80 | #647 | Up 40 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 55 | #687 | Down 150 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 65 | #537 | Up 19 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 52 | #556 | Up 176 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 19 | #732 | Up 90 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 14 | #822 | Down 66 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 14 | #756 | Up 190 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 9 | #946 | Down 211 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 13 | #735 | Down 212 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 19 | #523 | Up 2 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 19 | #525 | Up 41 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 16 | #566 | Up 90 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 12 | #656 | Down 73 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 14 | #583 | Up 196 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 8 | #779 | Up 271 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 7 | #1,050 | Down 656 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 22 | #394 | Up 24 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 22 | #418 | Up 55 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 17 | #473 | Up 78 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 14 | #551 | Up 5 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 14 | #556 | Down 157 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 22 | #399 | Up 80 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 15 | #479 | Up 1 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 17 | #480 | Up 17 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 13 | #497 | Up 69 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 12 | #566 | Down 17 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 12 | #549 | Up 31 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 12 | #580 | Down 119 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 14 | #461 | Up 144 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 10 | #605 | Down 194 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 19 | #411 | Up 252 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 9 | #663 | Down 19 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 9 | #644 | Up 299 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 5 | #943 | Down 456 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 13 | #487 | Down 84 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 18 | #403 | — |