Merced vs Merle

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

Name A

Merced

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Merced Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 764 30,630
Peak Year 1942 1925
Peak Year Births 19 836
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merced Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss 6 651
1910ss 58 4,645
1920ss 82 7,970
1930ss 83 5,800
1940ss 84 4,187
1950ss 86 3,030
1960ss 62 1,503
1970ss 73 929
1980ss 75 502
1990ss 79 292
2000ss 52 214
2010ss 17 180
2020ss 7 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merced Merle
2014 — 15
2015 — 21
2016 5 14
2017 — 20
2018 — 23
2019 — 22
2020 — 32
2021 7 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, 1905–2021.

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