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.

Name A

Merl

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merl Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 2,574 12,974
Peak Year 1922 1926
Peak Year Births 83 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merl Merrill
1880ss 15 111
1890ss 58 201
1900ss 69 317
1910ss 503 1,880
1920ss 693 2,820
1930ss 411 2,298
1940ss 331 1,941
1950ss 265 1,446
1960ss 145 774
1970ss 69 468
1980ss 15 318
1990ss — 192
2000ss — 84
2010ss — 91
2020ss — 33

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

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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