Merlie — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Merlie between 1897 and 1948, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merlie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merlie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Merlie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Merlie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merlie 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 261 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.