Merrit
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Merrit
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.
Merrit for girls#7759 US
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.
Merrit for boys
Merrit is a spelling variation of the more usual Merritt.
Pronounced MER-it.
As of October 2026, Merrit ranked #7759 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5665 in 1962.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Merrits
- (Siobhán) Merritt WeverGirl
American actress
- Merritt RobertsonGirl
daughter of Jep Robertson on TV's "Duck Dynasty"
- Merritt GalifianakisGirl
sister of American actor Zach Galifianakis
- Merritt PattersonGirl
American actress
- Merritt Hetteigh Mae McClureGirl
daughter of race car driver Eric McClure
- Merritt Elizabeth MatthiasGirl
American soccer player
Merrit in pop culture
- MerrittGirl
a town in British Columbia
- Merritt AndrewsGirl
character in "Where the Boys Are"