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Muriel and Merrill side by side: Muriel peaked in 1922 and Merrill in 1926; in 2025 they were given to 32 and 22 babies.

Muriel and Merrill, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Muriel and Merrill births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025MurielMerrill
Muriel and Merrill births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025MurielMerrill
Muriel and Merrill births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880190519301955198020052025MurielMerrill
Muriel and Merrill births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880193019802025MurielMerrill

Girls and boys together; Muriel solid, Merrill dashed.

Muriel and Merrill compared
MurielMerrill
Births 20253222
Rank 2025#4,429 among girls’ names#6,329 among boys’ names
Recorded since 188055,64615,065
Peak year19221926
Girls99%14%
Alive, estimated9,7905,230
Median age7666

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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