The name Merrit is a boy's name meaning "boundary gate".

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Merrit is a spelling variation of the more usual Merritt.

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The name Merrit peaked for boys at #2418 in 1913. Merrit is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Merrit is a girl's name meaning "boundary gate".

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This unusual unisex surname name is pretty evenly divided between the sexes these days than it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when it was almost entirely male.
 
Merritt was a female character in the 1980s flick Where the Boys Are, and Merritt Wever plays the endearingly awkward young Nurse Zoey on Nurse Jackie, for which she won an Emmy.

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The name Merrit peaked for girls at #5665 in 1962. Merrit is occasionally used for boys in 2021.

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