Merel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Merel

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Merel between 1913 and 1971, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Merel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Merel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 35 additional births since 1920.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Merel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 205 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.