Merritt: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “boundary gate”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- MER-it · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (32% girls, 68% boys since 1880)
From an English surname derived from a place-name, often traced to Old English elements meaning a boundary or limit plus gate. It is also used as a transferred given name.
How popular is Merritt?
Babies named Merritt in 2024242
2024 rank#1,406 girls
Peak year1880
Total US babies since 18808,863
Merritt is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Merritt
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Merritt questions
What does the name Merritt mean?
Merritt means "boundary gate". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from a place-name, often traced to Old English elements meaning a boundary or limit plus gate. It is also used as a transferred given name.
Is Merritt a boy or girl name?
Merritt is used for both: about 32% of US babies named Merritt since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Merritt?
242 US babies were named Merritt in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.
How do you pronounce Merritt?
Merritt is usually pronounced MER-it.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.