Boy
Merrick
The name Merrick carries the meaning "dark-skinned, Moor". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2010s than ever before. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
WelshWelsh "Meurig," from Latin Mauricius
EtymologyMeaning "dark-skinned, Moor"
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
46
1920s
69
1930s
52
1940s
120
1950s
163
1960s
177
1970s
241
1980s
266
1990s
504
2000s
1,333
2010s
1,522
Peaked in the 2010s · 4,498 total U.S. births since 1900