Merik
#9,052 most common boys' name of all time · #22,862 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1996–2025
Rank among boys
#9,052
Rank overall
#22,862 of 105,966
First appeared
1996
Years on the list
26 of 146
All-time
339
Since 2016
92
Peak year
2006 #3,680
Best rank
#3,680 2006
Girls
Boys
peak 28/yr
Merik first appears in 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,765 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,433 |
| 2022 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,288 |
| 2021 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,233 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,423 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,000 |
| 2018 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,954 |
| 2017 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,705 |
| 2016 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,891 |
| 2015 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,833 |
| 2014 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 2013 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,137 |
| 2012 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,424 |
| 2011 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,849 |
| 2010 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,245 |
| 2009 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,503 |
| 2008 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,511 |
| 2007 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,610 |
| 2006 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,680 |
| 2005 | — | 24 | 24 | #3,919 |
| 2004 | — | 17 | 17 | #4,972 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,135 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,692 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,848 |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,036 |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,956 |