Mercie vs Merle

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

Name A

Mercie

Girl name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Mercie Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 480 30,630
Peak Year 2019 1925
Peak Year Births 20 836
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1902 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mercie Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss 10 651
1910ss 22 4,645
1920ss 78 7,970
1930ss 70 5,800
1940ss 56 4,187
1950ss 28 3,030
1960ss — 1,503
1970ss 8 929
1980ss 6 502
1990ss 10 292
2000ss 56 214
2010ss 95 180
2020ss 41 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mercie Merle
2014 7 15
2015 5 21
2016 8 14
2017 9 20
2018 8 23
2019 20 22
2020 8 32
2021 8 22
2022 14 27
2023 11 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, 1902–2023.

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