Merland vs Merrill

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

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Merland

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merland Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 107 12,988
Peak Year 1920 1926
Peak Year Births 13 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merland Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s - 317
1910s 27 1,880
1920s 59 2,820
1930s 21 2,298
1940s - 1,941
1950s - 1,446
1960s - 774
1970s - 468
1980s - 318
1990s - 192
2000s - 84
2010s - 91
2020s - 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merland 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, 1915–1936.

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