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 #4573

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merle Merrill
Current Rank #4573 #10939
Total Births (all years) 30,666 12,988
Peak Year 1925 1926
Peak Year Births 836 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merle Merrill
1880s 207 111
1890s 378 201
1900s 651 317
1910s 4,645 1,880
1920s 7,970 2,820
1930s 5,800 2,298
1940s 4,187 1,941
1950s 3,031 1,446
1960s 1,503 774
1970s 929 468
1980s 502 318
1990s 292 192
2000s 214 84
2010s 180 91
2020s 177 47

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 33 6
2021 22 6
2022 27 8
2023 40 7
2024 22 6
2025 33 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, 1880–2025.

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