Merle vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merle Merrill
Current Rank #4555 #10891
Total Births (all years) 30,630 12,974
Peak Year 1925 1926
Peak Year Births 836 305
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merle Merrill
1880ss 207 111
1890ss 378 201
1900ss 651 317
1910ss 4,645 1,880
1920ss 7,970 2,820
1930ss 5,800 2,298
1940ss 4,187 1,941
1950ss 3,030 1,446
1960ss 1,503 774
1970ss 929 468
1980ss 502 318
1990ss 292 192
2000ss 214 84
2010ss 180 91
2020ss 142 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merle Merrill
2014 15 7
2015 21 12
2016 14 11
2017 20 6
2018 23 8
2019 22 10
2020 32 6
2021 22 6
2022 27 8
2023 39 7
2024 22 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, 1880–2024.

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