Merl vs Merrill

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

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Merl

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merl Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 2,574 12,988
Peak Year 1922 1926
Peak Year Births 83 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merl Merrill
1880s 15 111
1890s 58 201
1900s 69 317
1910s 503 1,880
1920s 693 2,820
1930s 411 2,298
1940s 331 1,941
1950s 265 1,446
1960s 145 774
1970s 69 468
1980s 15 318
1990s - 192
2000s - 84
2010s - 91
2020s - 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merl Merrill
2014 - 7
2015 - 12
2016 - 11
2017 - 6
2018 - 8
2019 - 10
2020 - 6
2021 - 6
2022 - 8
2023 - 7
2024 - 6
2025 - 14

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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