Meranda vs Merle

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

Name A

Meranda

Girl name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Meranda Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 2,901 30,630
Peak Year 1994 1925
Peak Year Births 186 836
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Meranda Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 651
1910ss — 4,645
1920ss — 7,970
1930ss — 5,800
1940ss — 4,187
1950ss 7 3,030
1960ss 22 1,503
1970ss 328 929
1980ss 654 502
1990ss 1,431 292
2000ss 411 214
2010ss 48 180
2020ss — 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meranda Merle
2014 — 15
2015 — 21
2016 — 14
2017 — 20
2018 — 23
2019 — 22
2020 — 32
2021 — 22
2022 — 27
2023 — 39
2024 — 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, 1957–2013.

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