Merl

Given to 2,852 US babies since 1886 · Not recorded since 1986

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1907
18 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
2,852
since 1886

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Merl was most popular in 1907, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Merl in 2025. Not recorded since 1986.00.03750.0750.11250.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1907 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Merl was most popular in 1907, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Merl in 2025. Not recorded since 1986.00.03750.0750.11250.151880192019602000Peak 1907 (boys)

Merl was most popular in 1907, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Merl in 2025. Not recorded since 1986.

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1986 <5 — 5 6721
1985 <5 — 5 6523
1984 <5 — 5 6315
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1977 <5 — 8 4164
1976 <5 — 6 4935
1975 <5 — 7 4309
1974 <5 — 10 3318
1973 <5 — 10 3223
1972 <5 — 13 2659
1971 <5 — 7 3963
1970 <5 — 8 3521
1969 <5 — 14 2308
1968 <5 — 10 2735
1967 <5 — 13 2242
1966 5 6564 6 3537
1965 <5 — 15 2084
1964 <5 — 16 2040
1963 <5 — 24 1628
1962 <5 — 12 2364
1961 <5 — 21 1778
1960 <5 — 14 2210
1959 <5 — 18 1916
1958 <5 — 26 1534
1957 <5 — 22 1715
1956 <5 — 25 1568
1955 <5 — 24 1572
1954 <5 — 16 1956
1953 <5 — 31 1357
1952 <5 — 37 1213
1951 6 4833 32 1295
1950 <5 — 34 1232
1949 <5 — 30 1322
1948 <5 — 42 1091
1947 <5 — 37 1190
1946 <5 — 25 1409
1945 <5 — 29 1227
1944 <5 — 30 1212
1943 <5 — 39 1088
1942 6 4124 37 1119
1941 5 4420 29 1230
1940 7 3503 33 1156
1939 5 4250 27 1272
1938 <5 — 42 977
1937 5 4255 44 942
1936 8 3103 43 940
1935 8 3156 31 1194
1934 <5 — 46 931
1933 6 3753 33 1144
1932 <5 — 48 937
1931 <5 — 53 879
1930 9 3055 44 1037
1929 8 3394 60 844
1928 5 4725 61 846
1927 8 3561 65 825
1926 15 2351 70 776
1925 9 3362 70 786
1924 13 2661 66 838
1923 10 3125 70 791
1922 9 3379 83 717
1921 6 4464 74 780
1920 15 2357 74 766
1919 9 3219 82 686
1918 11 2822 79 710
1917 11 2693 69 749
1916 6 3919 74 690
1915 10 2688 57 804
1914 11 2125 52 724
1913 5 3187 38 759
1912 12 1620 31 783
1911 <5 — 9 1190
1910 <5 — 12 928
1909 <5 — 7 1155
1908 7 1676 11 825
1907 <5 — 18 591
1906 5 1951 7 1004
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1904 <5 — 7 966
1903 7 1440 7 910
1902 <5 — 5 1137
1901 <5 — 7 858
1900 <5 — <5 —
1899 <5 — 10 661
1898 8 1263 5 1121
1897 <5 — 8 787
1896 <5 — 9 778
1895 8 1202 5 1079
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 6 907
1892 <5 — 6 956
1891 <5 — 9 635
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1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — 7 758

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Other spellings

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Recorded as girls 10% · boys 90% across all years