Merrit is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #13385 in 2015 with 5 recorded births. This places Merrit in the bottom 5% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2009 with 6 births ranking #11966. In 2015, approximately 1 in every 383,252 boys born was named Merrit. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.