Merritt
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning boundary gate; a form of Merrick.
Merritt by the numbers
Merritt was given to 278 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Merrick
Like Merritt, each of these traces back to Merrick: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Merritt. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Merritboundary gate; form of merritt6 in the US (2017)
- Meritt6 in the US (2017)
- Merrikfamous power; a form of Merrick15 in the US (2017)
- Merrillfamous by the lake or pleasant boundary13 in the US (2017)
- Merrinfamous ruler; a form of Merrick or Meredith5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Merricheerful; joyful; a short form of merry
Sounds like Merritt
Names that are said the same way as Merritt, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Merit27 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Merritt
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