Merit is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7859 in 2015 with 10 recorded births. This places Merit in the bottom 44% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 22 births ranking #4640. In 2015, approximately 1 in every 191,626 boys born was named Merit. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.