Merton peaked in the US in 1880 at #325, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Merton as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Merton as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Merton as a boy’s name, US Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.13 0.25 0.38 0.5 1880 1920 1960 2000 Merton as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Merton as a boy’s name, US Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US 1995 #8,868 (5) 1993 #8,700 (5) 1988 #5,200 (8) 1985 #6,523 (5) 1983 #6,238 (5) 1980 #4,134 (9) 1979 #4,403 (8) 1978 #4,157 (8) 1977 #3,606 (10) 1976 #4,418 (7) 1974 #3,120 (11) 1973 #3,223 (10) 1972 #3,622 (8) 1971 #3,370 (9) 1970 #2,621 (13)
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1880 at #325. In the US records since the data begins in 1880.