for boys in 1986
Data through 1986
Merl name popularity in the United States
Merl ranked #6721 for boys in 1986. SSA recorded 5 boys named Merl.
SSA
83 recorded
since 1981
Popularity over time
Merl for boys and girls
Girls
5Share unavailable · data from 1895 to 1966
Boys
5100.0% in 1986 · data from 1886 to 1986
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | boys | 5 | #6721 |
| 1985 | boys | 5 | #6523 |
| 1984 | boys | 5 | #6315 |
| 1977 | boys | 8 | #4164 |
| 1976 | boys | 6 | #4935 |
| 1975 | boys | 7 | #4309 |
| 1974 | boys | 10 | #3318 |
| 1973 | boys | 10 | #3223 |
| 1972 | boys | 13 | #2659 |
| 1971 | boys | 7 | #3963 |
| 1970 | boys | 8 | #3521 |
| 1969 | boys | 14 | #2308 |
Show full history (123 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | boys | 5 | #6721 |
| 1985 | boys | 5 | #6523 |
| 1984 | boys | 5 | #6315 |
| 1977 | boys | 8 | #4164 |
| 1976 | boys | 6 | #4935 |
| 1975 | boys | 7 | #4309 |
| 1974 | boys | 10 | #3318 |
| 1973 | boys | 10 | #3223 |
| 1972 | boys | 13 | #2659 |
| 1971 | boys | 7 | #3963 |
| 1970 | boys | 8 | #3521 |
| 1969 | boys | 14 | #2308 |
| 1968 | boys | 10 | #2735 |
| 1967 | boys | 13 | #2242 |
| 1966 | boys | 6 | #3537 |
| 1966 | girls | 5 | #6564 |
| 1965 | boys | 15 | #2084 |
| 1964 | boys | 16 | #2040 |
| 1963 | boys | 24 | #1628 |
| 1962 | boys | 12 | #2364 |
| 1961 | boys | 21 | #1778 |
| 1960 | boys | 14 | #2210 |
| 1959 | boys | 18 | #1916 |
| 1958 | boys | 26 | #1534 |
| 1957 | boys | 22 | #1715 |
| 1956 | boys | 25 | #1568 |
| 1955 | boys | 24 | #1572 |
| 1954 | boys | 16 | #1956 |
| 1953 | boys | 31 | #1357 |
| 1952 | boys | 37 | #1213 |
| 1951 | boys | 32 | #1295 |
| 1951 | girls | 6 | #4833 |
| 1950 | boys | 34 | #1232 |
| 1949 | boys | 30 | #1322 |
| 1948 | boys | 42 | #1091 |
| 1947 | boys | 37 | #1190 |
| 1946 | boys | 25 | #1409 |
| 1945 | boys | 29 | #1227 |
| 1944 | boys | 30 | #1212 |
| 1943 | boys | 39 | #1088 |
| 1942 | boys | 37 | #1119 |
| 1942 | girls | 6 | #4124 |
| 1941 | boys | 29 | #1230 |
| 1941 | girls | 5 | #4420 |
| 1940 | boys | 33 | #1156 |
| 1940 | girls | 7 | #3503 |
| 1939 | boys | 27 | #1272 |
| 1939 | girls | 5 | #4250 |
| 1938 | boys | 42 | #977 |
| 1937 | boys | 44 | #942 |
| 1937 | girls | 5 | #4255 |
| 1936 | boys | 43 | #940 |
| 1936 | girls | 8 | #3103 |
| 1935 | boys | 31 | #1194 |
| 1935 | girls | 8 | #3156 |
| 1934 | boys | 46 | #931 |
| 1933 | boys | 33 | #1144 |
| 1933 | girls | 6 | #3753 |
| 1932 | boys | 48 | #937 |
| 1931 | boys | 53 | #879 |
| 1930 | boys | 44 | #1037 |
| 1930 | girls | 9 | #3055 |
| 1929 | boys | 60 | #844 |
| 1929 | girls | 8 | #3394 |
| 1928 | boys | 61 | #846 |
| 1928 | girls | 5 | #4725 |
| 1927 | boys | 65 | #825 |
| 1927 | girls | 8 | #3561 |
| 1926 | boys | 70 | #776 |
| 1926 | girls | 15 | #2351 |
| 1925 | boys | 70 | #786 |
| 1925 | girls | 9 | #3362 |
| 1924 | boys | 66 | #838 |
| 1924 | girls | 13 | #2661 |
| 1923 | boys | 70 | #791 |
| 1923 | girls | 10 | #3125 |
| 1922 | boys | 83 | #717 |
| 1922 | girls | 9 | #3379 |
| 1921 | boys | 74 | #780 |
| 1921 | girls | 6 | #4464 |
| 1920 | boys | 74 | #766 |
| 1920 | girls | 15 | #2357 |
| 1919 | boys | 82 | #686 |
| 1919 | girls | 9 | #3219 |
| 1918 | boys | 79 | #710 |
| 1918 | girls | 11 | #2822 |
| 1917 | boys | 69 | #749 |
| 1917 | girls | 11 | #2693 |
| 1916 | boys | 74 | #690 |
| 1916 | girls | 6 | #3919 |
| 1915 | boys | 57 | #804 |
| 1915 | girls | 10 | #2688 |
| 1914 | boys | 52 | #724 |
| 1914 | girls | 11 | #2125 |
| 1913 | boys | 38 | #759 |
| 1913 | girls | 5 | #3187 |
| 1912 | boys | 31 | #783 |
| 1912 | girls | 12 | #1620 |
| 1911 | boys | 9 | #1190 |
| 1910 | boys | 12 | #928 |
| 1909 | boys | 7 | #1155 |
| 1908 | boys | 11 | #825 |
| 1908 | girls | 7 | #1676 |
| 1907 | boys | 18 | #591 |
| 1906 | boys | 7 | #1004 |
| 1906 | girls | 5 | #1951 |
| 1904 | boys | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | boys | 7 | #910 |
| 1903 | girls | 7 | #1440 |
| 1902 | boys | 5 | #1137 |
| 1901 | boys | 7 | #858 |
| 1899 | boys | 10 | #661 |
| 1898 | boys | 5 | #1121 |
| 1898 | girls | 8 | #1263 |
| 1897 | boys | 8 | #787 |
| 1896 | boys | 9 | #778 |
| 1895 | boys | 5 | #1079 |
| 1895 | girls | 8 | #1202 |
| 1893 | boys | 6 | #907 |
| 1892 | boys | 6 | #956 |
| 1891 | boys | 9 | #635 |
| 1887 | boys | 8 | #679 |
| 1886 | boys | 7 | #758 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.