Merric vs Merle

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

Name A

Merric

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4573

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Metric Merric Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4573
Total Births (all years) 170 30,666
Peak Year 2006 1925
Peak Year Births 17 836
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2004 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merric Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 651
1910ss — 4,645
1920ss — 7,970
1930ss — 5,800
1940ss — 4,187
1950ss — 3,031
1960ss — 1,503
1970ss — 929
1980ss — 502
1990ss — 292
2000ss 67 214
2010ss 89 180
2020ss 14 177

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merric Merle
2014 7 15
2015 9 21
2016 12 14
2017 8 20
2018 7 23
2019 9 22
2020 6 33
2021 — 22
2022 8 27
2023 — 40
2024 — 22
2025 — 33

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, 2004–2022.

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