Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2016
Merveille
Merveille has 23 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13198
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
23 babies have been named Merveille since 2016, making it today's #13198 girls' name.
Merveille has 23 recorded births among girls since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13198 as of the latest data, more common than 26% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #13198 among girls today
- 23 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Merveille is currently the #13198 girls' name in America, more common than 26% of girls - 23 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13198
- among girls today
- 23
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
Merveille vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13198
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 26% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Merveille was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Merveille in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Merveille compares
23 8th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Merveille's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Merveille | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Merveille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merveille splits its recorded history at 2022: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Merveille at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#13,198
Active since
2016
Merveille popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Merveille by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Merveille's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Merveille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Merveille? ▼
23 babies have been named Merveille since 2016. It currently ranks #13198 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 7 births.
When was Merveille most popular? ▼
Merveille was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Merveille been used? ▼
Records for Merveille go back to 2016, giving 9 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Merveille? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Merveille
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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, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Merveille: #13198 Girls' Name - 23 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merveille. 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 Merveille 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.