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Merrick

/ˈmɛɹɪk/ · 92% boys · 191 born in 2025

Merrick has been given to about 6,311 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɛɹɪk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,904
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Merrick per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 296
  • Born in 2025191
  • All time6,311

How popular is Merrick?

Its best year was 2017, when 296 babies were given the name, ranking 824th. The typical living American called Merrick is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Merrick

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Derrick0.86
  2. Erick0.83
  3. Derick0.83
  4. Cedrick0.76
  5. Dedrick0.76
  6. Merrill0.73
  7. Maverick0.72
  8. Merritt0.73

Middle names for Merrick

Ranked by flow score
  1. Merrick Paul0.77
  2. Merrick John0.77
  3. Merrick Lee0.77
  4. Merrick Dean0.76
  5. Merrick Blake0.76
  6. Merrick Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Merrick

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.98
  3. Elinasister · 0.98
  4. Bridgerbrother · 0.98
  5. Ayasister · 0.97
  6. Andisister · 0.97

Where Merrick is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%
  2. Colorado0.01%
  3. Washington0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Merrick Anderson0.77
  2. Merrick Reyes0.72
  3. Merrick Nguyen0.72
  4. Merrick Lee0.72
  5. Merrick Hall0.72
  6. Merrick Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Merrick

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Merrick across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.