Merrick
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAIR-ik
- Origin
- Welsh
- US rank, 2025
- #1,183 for boys
Merrick is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “Moorish”. In 2025 it ranked 1,183rd for boys in the US (174 babies).
What does Merrick mean?
Welsh: surname from Meurig, the Welsh form of Maurice
“Moorish”
From a surname based on Meurig, the Welsh form of Maurice; borne by Joseph Merrick, the Victorian known as the Elephant Man.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Merrick a girl's or a boy's name?
Merrick is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 174 boys in the US.
How popular is Merrick in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Merrick in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Merrick in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Merrick in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,183among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 174about 1 in 9,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 174 boys in the US were named Merrick, making it the 1,183rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,013th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 274 boys. It first appears in the records in 1905. 17 girls were also named Merrick in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Merrick in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 197 boys in the US were given Merrick or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,003, up from #1,183 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 9% of the babies named Merrick in the US were girls.
Merrick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 | #1,183 |
| 2024 | 167 | #1,211 |
| 2023 | 210 | #1,040 |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,057 |
| 2021 | 218 | #1,003 |
| 2020 | 205 | #1,013 |
| 2019 | 216 | #984 |
| 2018 | 274 | #818 |
| 2017 | 272 | #823 |
| 2016 | 208 | #980 |
| 2015 | 192 | #1,042 |
| 2014 | 197 | #1,028 |
| 2013 | 155 | #1,162 |
| 2012 | 143 | #1,237 |
| 2011 | 116 | #1,425 |
| 2010 | 126 | #1,349 |
| 2009 | 145 | #1,232 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,211 |
| 2007 | 170 | #1,080 |
| 2006 | 159 | #1,102 |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,169 |
| 2004 | 128 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,588 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,789 |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,510 |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,662 |
| 1999 | 71 | #1,557 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,738 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,093 |
| 1996 | 59 | #1,635 |
| 1995 | 61 | #1,544 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,736 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,211 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,794 |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,823 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,747 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,657 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,893 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,116 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,313 |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,973 |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1957 | 17 | #1,951 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,885 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,901 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,761 |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,899 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,855 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,122 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,915 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,466 |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,207 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,322 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,252 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,902 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,039 |
| 1921 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,542 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,091 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
Names like Merrick
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mason Myles Marley Matthew Hudson Liam Grayson Dylan Noah Asher Owen Adam
Other spellings of Merrick
Names related to Merrick
More Welsh names
Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred Meredith Brynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Merrick: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/merrick, updated 20 October 2026.