Boys' name · since 1915
Merald
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Merald, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Merald sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merald has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1975.
- #23,928 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merald ranks #23,928 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,928 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Merald's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merald's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1937 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1975
- Peak year (1937)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Merald by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 31% of the file).
1910s was Merald's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Merald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Merald's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Merald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Merald draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.