Meril — boys' name

What the Data Says About Meril

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Meril between 1912 and 1960, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meril currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Meril is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 20 additional births since 1924.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meril performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Meril shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meril 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 130 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.