Merrik
#9,390 most common boys' name of all time · #23,729 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1998–2025
Rank among boys
#9,390
Rank overall
#23,729 of 105,966
First appeared
1998
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
315
Since 2016
107
Peak year
2014 #4,499
Best rank
#4,499 2014
Girls
Boys
peak 22/yr
Merrik first appears in 1998. 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 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,282 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,534 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,124 |
| 2022 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,092 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,300 |
| 2020 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,881 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,981 |
| 2018 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,706 |
| 2017 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,983 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,021 |
| 2015 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,930 |
| 2014 | — | 22 | 22 | #4,499 |
| 2013 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2012 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2011 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,505 |
| 2010 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,692 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,118 |
| 2008 | — | 16 | 16 | #5,710 |
| 2007 | — | 21 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2006 | — | 18 | 18 | #5,048 |
| 2005 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,016 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,528 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #9,360 |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,334 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,443 |