How Many People Are Named Merik?
An estimated 331 people in the United States have the first name Merik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Merik peaked in popularity in 2006 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merik as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Merik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
331
About 1 in 1,035,512 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2006
28 births
Total Registered
334
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merik
Merik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 334 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Merik as a male name
Ranked #11,767 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2006 (28 births)
Merik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merik span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 144 babies were registered. Merik has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merik by Decade
How has Merik tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Merik by State
Merik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merik
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Merik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merik?
We estimate approximately 331 people named Merik are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,035,512 Americans share this first name.
Is Merik a common name?
Merik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 334 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merik most popular?
Merik reached peak popularity in 2006, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merik is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merik a male name?
Merik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merik Smith, Merik Johnson, Merik Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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