Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Meritt

Gender

Male

Origin

English
boundary gate

Pronunciation

m(e)-ri-tt

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #8860, 11 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–11
202476
202358
202256
2021–5
20205–
201957
2018710
2017–6
2016510

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data