Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Merrill (masculine) | Merrill (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #1882 | 0.002 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #1274 | 0.003 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #852 | 0.004 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #616 | 0.007 | #1582 | 0.002 | ||
| 1940 | #451 | 0.013 | #1507 | 0.002 | ||
| 1930 | #365 | 0.021 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #348 | 0.025 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #341 | 0.027 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #380 | 0.022 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #419 | 0.016 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #572 | 0.009 | - | - | ||
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