Meral vs Merle

Side-by-side comparison of Meral and Merle — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Meral

Girl name · Rank #10507

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Meral Merle
Current Rank #10507 #4555
Total Births (all years) 212 30,630
Peak Year 2018 1925
Peak Year Births 24 836
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1985 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meral Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 651
1910ss — 4,645
1920ss — 7,970
1930ss — 5,800
1940ss — 4,187
1950ss — 3,030
1960ss — 1,503
1970ss — 929
1980ss 5 502
1990ss — 292
2000ss 15 214
2010ss 142 180
2020ss 50 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meral Merle
2014 13 15
2015 13 21
2016 13 14
2017 17 20
2018 24 23
2019 13 22
2020 15 32
2021 5 22
2022 11 27
2023 10 39
2024 9 22

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1985–2024.

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