Unisex name · since 1921
Merley
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Merley, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1921–1934
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Merley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1921.
Merley has 10 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1921 to 1934.
- 10 total births
- 1921–1934 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Merley's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merley splits its recorded history at 1934: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births).
Merley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1934
- Peak year (1921)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Merley popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1916 (Merley as boys' name)
Merley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Merley's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Merley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Merley's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1921–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Merley: Baby Name Since 1921 - 10 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Merley 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 July 2026.