Boys' name · since 1915
Merland
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.
- #16,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 107
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
107 boys have been named Merland since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Merland has 107 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1936.
- #16,984 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 107 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merland ranks #16,984 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 107
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Merland's 107 recorded births place it above 62.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merland splits its recorded history at 1925: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Merland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1936
- Peak year (1920)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Merland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (59 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Merland's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Merland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
27 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 59 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Merland's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1930s (21) -- 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 Merland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1915–1936 (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 Merland 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.