Girls' name · since 1943
Merryl
250 babies named Merryl in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 250
- total births
- 1943–1970
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
250 girls have been named Merryl since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merryl has been recorded 250 times among girls since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1970.
- 250 total births
- 1943–1970 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Merryl's 250 recorded births place it above 76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Merryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merryl's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merryl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1970
- Peak year (1955)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Merryl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Merryl's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Merryl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s
1950s
131 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 131 births (52% of all-time use).
Merryl by state
Where Merryl concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 95 | 38.0% |
95 of 250 births nationwide.
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- Merryl's decade-level peak was the 1950s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Merryls (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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, 1943–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Merryl: Baby Name Since 1943 - 250 Births, Peak 1955." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merryl. 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 Merryl 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.