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Merritt

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #703 in the US (2025) · Trending

Merritt has appeared in US records since 1919 — best rank #703 (2025) · 3,231 babies named Merritt all-time · 1 in 4,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Merritts

• Merritt Wever — American actress
• Merritt Patterson — Canadian actress
• Merritt Mathias — American soccer player
• Merritt Moore — American ballet dancer and quantum physicist
• Merritt Johnson — American artist

What Merritts become

Among 69 notable people named Merritt:

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