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Merril

Merril is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Merril are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 87%Female 13%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
87% male / 13% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
858 male / 134 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Merril

To address Merril when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merril," in English, "Guten Tag Merril," in German. About 87% of people named Merril are men and 13% 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 Merril,

German

Guten Tag Merril,

French

Bonjour Merril,

Spanish

Estimado/a Merril:

Chinese

Merril您好：

Japanese

Merril様

English

Hi Merril,

German

Hi Merril,

French

Salut Merril,

Spanish

Hola Merril,

Chinese

Merril你好：

Japanese

Merril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 Merril by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name87%

United States birth data

858 male · 134 female · 992 births recorded

Male 86%Female 14%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Merril a male or female name?

Merril is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Merril are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Merril in an email?

To address Merril when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merril," in English, "Guten Tag Merril," in German. About 87% of people named Merril are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Merril a unisex name?

Merril is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Merril are men. Merril leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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