Boy
Merrill
Merrill means "Old French mereau" and comes from Old French, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. Since 1900, roughly 14,625 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
Old FrenchOld French "mereau"
EtymologyMeaning "famous" or "sea-bright"
Births by decade
1900s
333
1910s
1,974
1920s
2,959
1930s
2,445
1940s
2,267
1950s
1,864
1960s
1,027
1970s
595
1980s
485
1990s
338
2000s
188
2010s
150
Peaked in the 1920s · 14,625 total U.S. births since 1900