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Merit

Merit is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Merit are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 10%Female 90%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
10% male / 90% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Estonia, United States
US births since 1880
119 male / 161 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Merit

To address Merit when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merit," in English, "Guten Tag Merit," in German. About 10% of people named Merit are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Merit,

German

Guten Tag Merit,

French

Bonjour Merit,

Spanish

Estimado/a Merit:

Chinese

Merit您好：

Japanese

Merit様

English

Hi Merit,

German

Hi Merit,

French

Salut Merit,

Spanish

Hola Merit,

Chinese

Merit你好：

Japanese

Meritさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Merit by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Estoniauncommonwoman's name2%
United Statesrareunisex name43%

United States birth data

119 male · 161 female · 280 births recorded

Male 43%Female 57%

Since 1980: 39% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Merit a male or female name?

Merit is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Merit are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Merit in an email?

To address Merit when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merit," in English, "Guten Tag Merit," in German. About 10% of people named Merit are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Merit a unisex name?

Merit is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Merit are men. Merit leans strongly female overall.

Related names

KatrinFemaleTiinaFemaleAnuFemaleReinMaleRiinaFemaleJaanMaleEneFemaleJüriMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Merit a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/merit (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_merit,
  title  = {Is Merit a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/merit},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}