Merik vs Merle

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

Name A

Merik

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Merik Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 334 30,630
Peak Year 2006 1925
Peak Year Births 28 836
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merik 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 — 929
1980ss — 502
1990ss 19 292
2000ss 144 214
2010ss 142 180
2020ss 29 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merik Merle
2014 17 15
2015 10 21
2016 20 14
2017 21 20
2018 12 23
2019 5 22
2020 9 32
2021 7 22
2022 7 27
2023 6 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, 1996–2023.

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