Given name & surname
Merrit
“from the boundary's gate”·“one who deserves good fortune”
Merrit 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
Merrit 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
Merrit 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Merrit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 295
- 183 boys · 112 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,759 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +33%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,759 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 416 as a first name in 2020; 526 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.
Merrit’s family of names
Merrit has a related form in Merritt. In Greek usage, Merrit as a surname is a transliteration of Μέρριτ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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