Merrill
Merrill is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Merrill are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 87% male / 13% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 12,919 male / 2,018 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Merrill
To address Merrill when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merrill," in English, "Guten Tag Merrill," in German. About 87% of people named Merrill 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 Merrill,
German
Guten Tag Merrill,
French
Bonjour Merrill,
Spanish
Estimado/a Merrill:
Chinese
Merrill您好：
Japanese
Merrill様
English
Hi Merrill,
German
Hi Merrill,
French
Salut Merrill,
Spanish
Hola Merrill,
Chinese
Merrill你好：
Japanese
Merrillさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 87% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
12,919 male · 2,018 female · 14,937 births recorded
Since 1980: 57% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Merrill a male or female name?
Merrill is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Merrill 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 Merrill in an email?
To address Merrill when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merrill," in English, "Guten Tag Merrill," in German. About 87% of people named Merrill 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 Merrill a unisex name?
Merrill is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Merrill are men. Merrill leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Merrill a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/merrill (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_merrill,
title = {Is Merrill a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/merrill},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}