Mert vs Merle

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

Name A

Mert

Boy name · Rank #6207

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Mert Merle
Current Rank #6207 #4555
Total Births (all years) 529 30,630
Peak Year 2018 1925
Peak Year Births 32 836
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mert Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss — 651
1910ss 5 4,645
1920ss 16 7,970
1930ss 5 5,800
1940ss 5 4,187
1950ss 5 3,030
1960ss 5 1,503
1970ss — 929
1980ss — 502
1990ss 50 292
2000ss 139 214
2010ss 217 180
2020ss 82 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mert Merle
2014 23 15
2015 20 21
2016 18 14
2017 26 20
2018 32 23
2019 21 22
2020 23 32
2021 13 22
2022 16 27
2023 16 39
2024 14 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, 1915–2024.

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