Mercede vs Merle

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

Name A

Mercede

Girl name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Mercede Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 535 30,630
Peak Year 1992 1925
Peak Year Births 44 836
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mercede 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 5 929
1980ss 70 502
1990ss 293 292
2000ss 149 214
2010ss 18 180
2020ss — 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mercede Merle
2014 5 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, 1979–2014.

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