Merek
#8,664 most common boys' name of all time · #21,861 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1987–2022
Rank among boys
#8,664
Rank overall
#21,861 of 105,966
First appeared
1987
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
368
Since 2016
89
Peak year
2014 #3,845
Best rank
#3,845 2014
Girls
Boys
peak 27/yr
Merek first appears in 1987. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,946 |
| 2021 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,101 |
| 2020 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,226 |
| 2019 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,062 |
| 2018 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,205 |
| 2017 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,312 |
| 2016 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,549 |
| 2015 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,417 |
| 2014 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,845 |
| 2013 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,550 |
| 2012 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,469 |
| 2011 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,824 |
| 2010 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,890 |
| 2009 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,030 |
| 2008 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,650 |
| 2007 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,088 |
| 2006 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,008 |
| 2005 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,420 |
| 2004 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,405 |
| 2003 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,091 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,829 |
| 2001 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,573 |
| 2000 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,643 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,701 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,141 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,582 |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,081 |