Merin vs Merle

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

Name A

Merin

Girl name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4573

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Metric Merin Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4573
Total Births (all years) 176 30,666
Peak Year 2009 1925
Peak Year Births 15 836
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merin 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 27 502
1990ss 30 292
2000ss 85 214
2010ss 34 180
2020ss — 177

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merin Merle
2014 9 15
2015 — 21
2016 — 14
2017 — 20
2018 5 23
2019 — 22
2020 — 33
2021 — 22
2022 — 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, 1980–2018.

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