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Merrill vs Noah — Popularity Comparison

Latest years first · counts are girls + boys combined (split shown in table).

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2024	13 \| 7/6	20,876 \| 539/20,337
2023	7 \| 0/7	19,545 \| 457/19,088
2022	15 \| 7/8	19,214 \| 479/18,735
2021	16 \| 10/6	19,324 \| 418/18,906
2020	15 \| 9/6	18,759 \| 308/18,451
2019	22 \| 12/10	19,391 \| 219/19,172
2018	14 \| 6/8	18,604 \| 175/18,429
2017	13 \| 7/6	18,678 \| 176/18,502
2016	25 \| 14/11	19,321 \| 134/19,187
2015	24 \| 12/12	19,815 \| 137/19,678

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2014	14 \| 7/7	19,445 \| 107/19,338
2013	14 \| 8/6	18,367 \| 80/18,287
2012	19 \| 11/8	17,456 \| 78/17,378
2011	20 \| 9/11	16,960 \| 79/16,881
2010	22 \| 10/12	16,558 \| 80/16,478
2009	16 \| 10/6	17,331 \| 70/17,261
2008	23 \| 12/11	15,859 \| 56/15,803
2007	21 \| 12/9	16,695 \| 92/16,603
2006	22 \| 14/8	16,393 \| 53/16,340
2005	20 \| 7/13	13,961 \| 56/13,905

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2004	22 \| 11/11	11,998 \| 87/11,911
2003	19 \| 9/10	11,906 \| 64/11,842
2002	10 \| 10/0	12,118 \| 42/12,076
2001	16 \| 9/7	13,529 \| 36/13,493
2000	19 \| 10/9	14,346 \| 64/14,282
1999	36 \| 17/19	14,987 \| 56/14,931
1998	19 \| 10/9	13,471 \| 57/13,414
1997	23 \| 8/15	9,342 \| 63/9,279
1996	24 \| 10/14	7,227 \| 43/7,184
1995	35 \| 17/18	3,844 \| 20/3,824

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1994	32 \| 16/16	2,097 \| 17/2,080
1993	35 \| 13/22	1,520 \| 17/1,503
1992	38 \| 19/19	1,438 \| 14/1,424
1991	52 \| 16/36	1,328 \| 13/1,315
1990	44 \| 20/24	1,320 \| 9/1,311
1989	38 \| 17/21	1,255 \| 13/1,242
1988	28 \| 11/17	1,077 \| 12/1,065
1987	46 \| 14/32	1,004 \| 8/996
1986	45 \| 22/23	1,051 \| 12/1,039
1985	45 \| 18/27	1,109 \| 0/1,109

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1984	45 \| 13/32	1,254 \| 8/1,246
1983	54 \| 13/41	1,560 \| 18/1,542
1982	46 \| 14/32	1,831 \| 14/1,817
1981	64 \| 21/43	1,413 \| 13/1,400
1980	74 \| 24/50	933 \| 5/928
1979	56 \| 6/50	923 \| 10/913
1978	63 \| 12/51	698 \| 9/689
1977	58 \| 11/47	690 \| 7/683
1976	62 \| 10/52	543 \| 0/543
1975	52 \| 10/42	585 \| 5/580

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1974	57 \| 12/45	548 \| 0/548
1973	53 \| 14/39	492 \| 0/492
1972	58 \| 17/41	422 \| 0/422
1971	68 \| 16/52	478 \| 0/478
1970	68 \| 19/49	347 \| 7/340
1969	78 \| 21/57	247 \| 0/247
1968	96 \| 32/64	174 \| 0/174
1967	74 \| 12/62	154 \| 0/154
1966	84 \| 29/55	157 \| 0/157
1965	88 \| 19/69	120 \| 0/120

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1964	95 \| 23/72	138 \| 0/138
1963	121 \| 27/94	124 \| 0/124
1962	110 \| 22/88	140 \| 0/140
1961	138 \| 36/102	131 \| 5/126
1960	143 \| 32/111	139 \| 0/139
1959	132 \| 30/102	153 \| 0/153
1958	151 \| 37/114	137 \| 0/137
1957	177 \| 28/149	153 \| 0/153
1956	184 \| 31/153	138 \| 0/138
1955	194 \| 46/148	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1954	205 \| 50/155	131 \| 0/131
1953	200 \| 51/149	161 \| 0/161
1952	212 \| 49/163	143 \| 0/143
1951	194 \| 45/149	154 \| 0/154
1950	216 \| 52/164	153 \| 0/153
1949	203 \| 52/151	149 \| 0/149
1948	201 \| 38/163	150 \| 0/150
1947	238 \| 44/194	156 \| 0/156
1946	230 \| 39/191	130 \| 0/130
1945	204 \| 33/171	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1944	188 \| 14/174	157 \| 0/157
1943	267 \| 25/242	155 \| 0/155
1942	272 \| 42/230	182 \| 0/182
1941	230 \| 20/210	161 \| 0/161
1940	234 \| 19/215	150 \| 0/150
1939	247 \| 12/235	122 \| 0/122
1938	235 \| 20/215	145 \| 0/145
1937	241 \| 20/221	143 \| 0/143
1936	248 \| 15/233	147 \| 0/147
1935	210 \| 22/188	175 \| 0/175

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1934	251 \| 12/239	148 \| 0/148
1933	221 \| 14/207	173 \| 0/173
1932	257 \| 14/243	182 \| 0/182
1931	269 \| 12/257	186 \| 6/180
1930	268 \| 8/260	191 \| 0/191
1929	285 \| 16/269	197 \| 0/197
1928	295 \| 17/278	174 \| 0/174
1927	293 \| 9/284	236 \| 0/236
1926	321 \| 16/305	235 \| 0/235
1925	310 \| 18/292	219 \| 0/219

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1924	279 \| 13/266	239 \| 0/239
1923	292 \| 14/278	259 \| 0/259
1922	282 \| 6/276	236 \| 0/236
1921	296 \| 13/283	247 \| 0/247
1920	306 \| 17/289	242 \| 0/242
1919	287 \| 8/279	253 \| 0/253
1918	313 \| 17/296	247 \| 0/247
1917	271 \| 14/257	219 \| 0/219
1916	286 \| 16/270	229 \| 0/229
1915	272 \| 11/261	189 \| 0/189

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1914	176 \| 10/166	171 \| 0/171
1913	142 \| 6/136	141 \| 0/141
1912	131 \| 12/119	116 \| 0/116
1911	57 \| 0/57	82 \| 0/82
1910	39 \| 0/39	87 \| 0/87
1909	48 \| 6/42	62 \| 0/62
1908	34 \| 0/34	68 \| 0/68
1907	33 \| 0/33	61 \| 0/61
1906	38 \| 5/33	60 \| 0/60
1905	40 \| 5/35	60 \| 0/60

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1904	34 \| 0/34	46 \| 0/46
1903	31 \| 0/31	48 \| 0/48
1902	26 \| 0/26	69 \| 0/69
1901	26 \| 0/26	56 \| 0/56
1900	23 \| 0/23	92 \| 0/92
1899	27 \| 0/27	47 \| 0/47
1898	27 \| 0/27	68 \| 0/68
1897	21 \| 0/21	58 \| 0/58
1896	23 \| 0/23	69 \| 0/69
1895	25 \| 0/25	72 \| 0/72

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1894	16 \| 0/16	74 \| 0/74
1893	26 \| 0/26	69 \| 0/69
1892	11 \| 0/11	79 \| 0/79
1891	11 \| 0/11	76 \| 0/76
1890	14 \| 0/14	74 \| 0/74
1889	9 \| 0/9	85 \| 0/85
1888	14 \| 0/14	83 \| 0/83
1887	12 \| 0/12	94 \| 0/94
1886	5 \| 0/5	90 \| 0/90
1885	10 \| 0/10	76 \| 0/76

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By Year

Year	Merrill (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1884	11 \| 0/11	94 \| 0/94
1883	20 \| 0/20	81 \| 0/81
1882	10 \| 0/10	108 \| 0/108
1881	7 \| 0/7	81 \| 0/81
1880	13 \| 0/13	103 \| 0/103