Given name & surname
Meritt
“from the boundary's gate”·“one who deserves good fortune”
Meritt is a variant of Merritt. Interpretations include “from the boundary's gate” and “one who deserves good fortune”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meritt is a variant of Merritt. Interpretations include “from the boundary's gate” and “one who deserves good fortune”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Meritt is a variant of Merritt. Merritt has been associated with English and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meritt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 144
- 55 boys · 89 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,272 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,272 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 238 as a first name in 2020; 705 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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