Merritt

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 32% girls / 68% boys

Meaning

Merritt is a masculine and feminine given name. It is of British origin and is traditionally a male name. Notable people with the name include: Merritt Brunies, American jazz trombonist and cornetist Merritt Bucholz, American architect Merritt Butrick, American actor Merritt L.

From Wikipedia

Merritt first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1924 with 121 babies (rank #580 that year). In 2024 it was given to 84 boys (rank #1,899). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Merritt

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Merritt yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,863

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

121

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Merritt

Merritt Weverfilm actor · b. 1980

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	18	#418
1881	13	#499
1882	5	#1,043
1883	9	#669
1884	9	#686
1885	19	#420
1886	10	#629
1887	14	#474
1888	12	#595
1889	12	#572
1890	12	#587
1891	13	#516
1892	17	#491
1893	15	#496
1894	22	#405
1895	14	#570
1896	14	#579
1897	17	#487
1898	22	#426
1899	22	#400
1900	7	#1,133
1901	8	#829
1902	14	#605
1903	12	#685
1904	16	#584
1905	19	#542
1906	19	#535
1907	13	#766
1908	9	#999
1909	14	#792
1910	14	#847
1911	19	#748
1912	52	#559
1913	65	#537
1914	55	#691
1915	80	#649
1916	95	#598
1917	97	#606
1918	93	#640
1919	80	#700
1920	107	#612
1921	115	#594
1922	107	#623
1923	89	#686
1924	121	#580
1925	82	#716
1926	94	#653
1927	83	#715
1928	89	#668
1929	79	#698
1930	75	#734
1931	69	#749
1932	58	#840
1933	62	#778
1934	63	#784
1935	51	#890
1936	69	#727
1937	61	#792
1938	63	#777
1939	67	#737
1940	53	#867
1941	61	#809
1942	53	#918
1943	68	#801
1944	57	#839
1945	54	#858
1946	60	#853
1947	56	#952
1948	57	#918
1949	55	#939
1950	51	#974
1951	48	#1,035
1952	46	#1,074
1953	57	#953
1954	57	#989
1955	49	#1,082
1956	41	#1,200
1957	44	#1,180
1958	27	#1,528
1959	49	#1,111
1960	38	#1,286
1961	44	#1,202
1962	39	#1,256
1963	31	#1,418
1964	40	#1,227
1965	28	#1,473
1966	34	#1,317
1967	25	#1,557
1968	24	#1,631
1969	30	#1,483
1970	28	#1,647
1971	25	#1,814
1972	25	#1,805
1973	18	#2,292
1974	19	#2,250
1975	19	#2,334
1976	14	#2,912
1977	25	#1,982
1978	19	#2,446
1979	23	#2,211
1980	18	#2,693
1981	20	#2,466
1982	16	#2,926
1983	21	#2,384
1984	16	#2,902
1985	21	#2,480
1986	25	#2,269
1987	24	#2,374
1988	18	#3,037
1989	29	#2,334
1990	16	#3,720
1991	18	#3,414
1992	18	#3,558
1993	21	#3,211
1994	18	#3,702
1995	25	#2,897
1996	20	#3,501
1997	20	#3,546
1998	15	#4,564
1999	23	#3,452
2000	24	#3,494
2001	21	#3,932
2002	26	#3,421
2003	20	#4,223
2004	28	#3,423
2005	27	#3,586
2006	28	#3,657
2007	32	#3,421
2008	28	#3,797
2009	34	#3,310
2010	36	#3,159
2011	40	#2,936
2012	42	#2,852
2013	62	#2,155
2014	65	#2,133
2015	71	#2,031
2016	78	#1,898
2017	105	#1,565
2018	106	#1,581
2019	87	#1,783
2020	80	#1,860
2021	82	#1,882
2022	78	#1,977
2023	83	#1,904
2024	84	#1,899