Merle

Given to 45,389 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#14942
recorded as girls
#3450
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
38
girls 5 · boys 33
Peak year
1918
795 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
45,389
since 1880

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Merle was most popular in 1918, when 795 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 33 babies were named Merle, ranking #3450 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1918 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Merle was most popular in 1918, when 795 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 33 babies were named Merle, ranking #3450 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.00.250.50.7511880192019602000Peak 1918 (boys)

Merle was most popular in 1918, when 795 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.78 per 1,000). In 2025, 33 babies were named Merle, ranking #3450 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 5 14942 33 3450
2024 <5 — 22 4571
2023 <5 — 40 3055
2022 <5 — 27 3995
2021 <5 — 22 4494
2020 <5 — 33 3344
2019 <5 — 22 4480
2018 <5 — 23 4354
2017 <5 — 20 4746
2016 <5 — 14 6053
2015 <5 — 21 4545
2014 <5 — 15 5733
2013 <5 — 16 5404
2012 <5 — 9 8158
2011 <5 — 18 4983
2010 <5 — 22 4366
2009 <5 — 22 4429
2008 <5 — 19 4901
2007 <5 — 17 5210
2006 <5 — 26 3782
2005 <5 — 18 4631
2004 5 16099 21 4129
2003 5 15784 22 3838
2002 <5 — 13 5395
2001 <5 — 30 2988
2000 <5 — 26 3219
1999 <5 — 23 3376
1998 <5 — 20 3597
1997 <5 — 28 2750
1996 <5 — 28 2679
1995 6 11783 35 2253
1994 <5 — 26 2766
1993 6 11780 34 2257
1992 6 11738 33 2253
1991 5 13147 32 2227
1990 <5 — 33 2170
1989 13 6160 28 2359
1988 <5 — 48 1525
1987 6 9825 43 1612
1986 6 9545 35 1760
1985 <5 — 49 1389
1984 6 9144 51 1294
1983 <5 — 65 1107
1982 8 7469 57 1229
1981 13 5254 67 1111
1980 5 10392 59 1187
1979 7 8061 80 991
1978 11 5563 60 1134
1977 <5 — 80 954
1976 5 9284 65 1030
1975 8 6484 73 961
1974 9 5776 79 914
1973 13 4362 93 825
1972 13 4300 111 752
1971 10 5136 157 656
1970 18 3435 131 717
1969 17 3318 111 742
1968 21 2789 135 649
1967 19 2868 92 763
1966 24 2453 121 672
1965 24 2464 159 605
1964 38 1918 166 607
1963 46 1683 187 578
1962 53 1540 180 582
1961 59 1454 176 595
1960 62 1393 176 587
1959 75 1230 227 523
1958 95 1075 232 506
1957 88 1116 256 488
1956 107 977 292 439
1955 115 916 289 431
1954 137 802 307 409
1953 123 835 325 388
1952 134 770 340 366
1951 136 753 368 360
1950 141 721 395 339
1949 153 675 354 357
1948 179 618 432 321
1947 203 599 392 344
1946 206 549 406 319
1945 205 511 373 307
1944 239 466 391 305
1943 232 486 448 290
1942 275 440 442 288
1941 225 463 482 254
1940 237 443 467 254
1939 275 406 529 225
1938 264 415 525 228
1937 302 370 519 228
1936 341 337 568 209
1935 270 389 521 226
1934 212 447 599 207
1933 183 476 573 204
1932 200 459 593 210
1931 213 441 662 198
1930 237 436 711 196
1929 224 440 731 188
1928 293 389 764 186
1927 311 386 808 178
1926 340 365 787 180
1925 404 333 836 175
1924 383 346 782 184
1923 409 321 775 180
1922 394 330 835 172
1921 442 311 833 173
1920 403 324 819 171
1919 370 331 721 182
1918 375 332 795 170
1917 360 327 701 178
1916 373 312 604 190
1915 353 315 595 186
1914 247 336 415 201
1913 232 313 331 202
1912 221 307 268 206
1911 151 320 115 236
1910 138 333 100 235
1909 120 331 76 254
1908 120 322 76 244
1907 112 329 82 224
1906 84 368 72 229
1905 110 321 59 254
1904 92 339 53 260
1903 112 293 69 216
1902 112 298 58 242
1901 91 316 52 237
1900 113 310 54 281
1899 88 319 42 257
1898 77 355 49 252
1897 70 351 34 316
1896 86 312 44 277
1895 91 303 46 262
1894 70 333 38 285
1893 61 343 27 341
1892 60 338 38 298
1891 46 365 34 277
1890 68 301 26 345
1889 42 371 35 284
1888 25 503 15 505
1887 12 661 24 333
1886 14 606 22 369
1885 16 542 26 332
1884 16 520 19 416
1883 15 499 23 346
1882 11 560 13 514
1881 6 740 13 487
1880 6 738 17 425

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Other spellings

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Recorded as girls 32% · boys 68% across all years