Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Merritt (masculine) | Merritt (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #1900 | 0.004 | #1557 | 0.008 | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1970 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #1362 | 0.002 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #1099 | 0.002 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #865 | 0.004 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #786 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #648 | 0.008 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #630 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #678 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #474 | 0.014 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #546 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
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