Recorded 2003–2011 Girls' name Peak 2008 16 births

Merielle — girls' name

16 babies named Merielle in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Merielle since 2003, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

16
total births
2003–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Merielle was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Merielle in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merielle

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Merielle between 2003 and 2011, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merielle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merielle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Merielle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merielle 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 16 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.

Merielle at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

16

Since 2003

9 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2003

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2011

Merielle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2003

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Merielle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Merielle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merielle?
16 babies have been named Merielle since 2003. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Merielle most popular?
Merielle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Merielle been used?
Merielle has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 9 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Merielle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.