Merl vs Merle

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

Name A

Merl

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4573

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Metric Merl Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4573
Total Births (all years) 2,574 30,666
Peak Year 1922 1925
Peak Year Births 83 836
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merl Merle
1880s 15 207
1890s 58 378
1900s 69 651
1910s 503 4,645
1920s 693 7,970
1930s 411 5,800
1940s 331 4,187
1950s 265 3,031
1960s 145 1,503
1970s 69 929
1980s 15 502
1990s - 292
2000s - 214
2010s - 180
2020s - 177

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merl Merle
2014 - 15
2015 - 21
2016 - 14
2017 - 20
2018 - 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, 1886–1986.

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