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 #4555

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Metric Merl Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 2,574 30,630
Peak Year 1922 1925
Peak Year Births 83 836
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merl Merle
1880ss 15 207
1890ss 58 378
1900ss 69 651
1910ss 503 4,645
1920ss 693 7,970
1930ss 411 5,800
1940ss 331 4,187
1950ss 265 3,030
1960ss 145 1,503
1970ss 69 929
1980ss 15 502
1990ss — 292
2000ss — 214
2010ss — 180
2020ss — 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merl Merle
2014 — 15
2015 — 21
2016 — 14
2017 — 20
2018 — 23
2019 — 22
2020 — 32
2021 — 22
2022 — 27
2023 — 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, 1886–1986.

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