Recorded 1915–1936 Boys' name Peak 1920 107 births

Merland — boys' name

107 babies named Merland in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s591930s21
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Merland was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

13 babies were named Merland in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merland

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Merland between 1915 and 1936, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Merland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merland performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merland shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merland 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 107 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.

Merland at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

107

Since 1915

22 years of records

Peak year

1920

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1915

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1936

Merland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1915

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1920)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 19361930192819251923191919171915 8

Merland by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
59 births that decade — 55% of Merland's all-time total
1910s271920s591930s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merland?
107 babies have been named Merland since 1915. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1920 with 13 births.
When was Merland most popular?
Merland was most popular in the 1920s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Merland been used?
Merland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 22 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Merland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Merle, Merlin, Merrill, Mervin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1936 (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.