Merve vs Merle

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

Name A

Merve

Girl name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4573

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Metric Merve Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4573
Total Births (all years) 102 30,666
Peak Year 1998 1925
Peak Year Births 13 836
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1992 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merve 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 49 292
2000ss 35 214
2010ss 18 180
2020ss — 177

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merve Merle
2014 — 15
2015 5 21
2016 — 14
2017 — 20
2018 — 23
2019 — 22
2020 — 33
2021 — 22
2022 — 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, 1992–2015.

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