Merril vs Merle

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

Name A

Merril

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Merril Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 858 30,630
Peak Year 1920 1925
Peak Year Births 37 836
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merril Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 651
1910ss 176 4,645
1920ss 263 7,970
1930ss 159 5,800
1940ss 132 4,187
1950ss 78 3,030
1960ss 27 1,503
1970ss 12 929
1980ss 6 502
1990ss — 292
2000ss 5 214
2010ss — 180
2020ss — 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merril Merle
2014 — 15
2015 — 21
2016 — 14
2017 — 20
2018 — 23
2019 — 22
2020 — 32
2021 — 22
2022 — 27
2023 — 39
2024 — 22

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, 1910–2008.

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