Merek vs Merle

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

Name A

Merek

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4573

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Metric Merek Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4573
Total Births (all years) 368 30,666
Peak Year 2014 1925
Peak Year Births 27 836
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merek Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 651
1910ss — 4,645
1920ss — 7,970
1930ss — 5,800
1940ss — 4,187
1950ss — 3,031
1960ss — 1,503
1970ss — 929
1980ss 5 502
1990ss 21 292
2000ss 153 214
2010ss 166 180
2020ss 23 177

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merek Merle
2014 27 15
2015 17 21
2016 22 14
2017 11 20
2018 14 23
2019 19 22
2020 11 33
2021 7 22
2022 5 27
2023 — 40
2024 — 22
2025 — 33

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, 1987–2022.

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