Merl
In 1986, Merl had a published SSA count of 5 in the boys series and ranked 6721 among names in that series.
Rank
#6721
Count
5
Year
1986
Trend
Falling
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
9.7%
1895–1966 · 278 total across published yearly counts
boys series
90.3%
1886–1986 · 3K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1922
Peak Count
83
Change Since Peak
-94%
Recent Changes
10-Year Change
-16.7%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | boys | 5 |
| 1985 | boys | 5 |
| 1984 | boys | 5 |
| 1977 | boys | 8 |
| 1976 | boys | 6 |
| 1975 | boys | 7 |
| 1974 | boys | 10 |
| 1973 | boys | 10 |
| 1972 | boys | 13 |
| 1971 | boys | 7 |
| 1970 | boys | 8 |
| 1969 | boys | 14 |
| 1968 | boys | 10 |
| 1967 | boys | 13 |
| 1966 | boys | 6 |
| 1966 | girls | 5 |
| 1965 | boys | 15 |
| 1964 | boys | 16 |
| 1963 | boys | 24 |
| 1962 | boys | 12 |
| 1961 | boys | 21 |
| 1960 | boys | 14 |
| 1959 | boys | 18 |
| 1958 | boys | 26 |
| 1957 | boys | 22 |
| 1956 | boys | 25 |
| 1955 | boys | 24 |
| 1954 | boys | 16 |
| 1953 | boys | 31 |
| 1952 | boys | 37 |
| 1951 | boys | 32 |
| 1951 | girls | 6 |
| 1950 | boys | 34 |
| 1949 | boys | 30 |
| 1948 | boys | 42 |
| 1947 | boys | 37 |
| 1946 | boys | 25 |
| 1945 | boys | 29 |
| 1944 | boys | 30 |
| 1943 | boys | 39 |
| 1942 | boys | 37 |
| 1942 | girls | 6 |
| 1941 | boys | 29 |
| 1941 | girls | 5 |
| 1940 | boys | 33 |
| 1940 | girls | 7 |
| 1939 | boys | 27 |
| 1939 | girls | 5 |
| 1938 | boys | 42 |
| 1937 | boys | 44 |
| 1937 | girls | 5 |
| 1936 | boys | 43 |
| 1936 | girls | 8 |
| 1935 | boys | 31 |
| 1935 | girls | 8 |
| 1934 | boys | 46 |
| 1933 | boys | 33 |
| 1933 | girls | 6 |
| 1932 | boys | 48 |
| 1931 | boys | 53 |
| 1930 | boys | 44 |
| 1930 | girls | 9 |
| 1929 | boys | 60 |
| 1929 | girls | 8 |
| 1928 | boys | 61 |
| 1928 | girls | 5 |
| 1927 | boys | 65 |
| 1927 | girls | 8 |
| 1926 | boys | 70 |
| 1926 | girls | 15 |
| 1925 | boys | 70 |
| 1925 | girls | 9 |
| 1924 | boys | 66 |
| 1924 | girls | 13 |
| 1923 | boys | 70 |
| 1923 | girls | 10 |
| 1922 | boys | 83 |
| 1922 | girls | 9 |
| 1921 | boys | 74 |
| 1921 | girls | 6 |
| 1920 | boys | 74 |
| 1920 | girls | 15 |
| 1919 | boys | 82 |
| 1919 | girls | 9 |
| 1918 | boys | 79 |
| 1918 | girls | 11 |
| 1917 | boys | 69 |
| 1917 | girls | 11 |
| 1916 | boys | 74 |
| 1916 | girls | 6 |
| 1915 | boys | 57 |
| 1915 | girls | 10 |
| 1914 | boys | 52 |
| 1914 | girls | 11 |
| 1913 | boys | 38 |
| 1913 | girls | 5 |
| 1912 | boys | 31 |
| 1912 | girls | 12 |
| 1911 | boys | 9 |
| 1910 | boys | 12 |
| 1909 | boys | 7 |
| 1908 | boys | 11 |
| 1908 | girls | 7 |
| 1907 | boys | 18 |
| 1906 | boys | 7 |
| 1906 | girls | 5 |
| 1904 | boys | 7 |
| 1903 | boys | 7 |
| 1903 | girls | 7 |
| 1902 | boys | 5 |
| 1901 | boys | 7 |
| 1899 | boys | 10 |
| 1898 | boys | 5 |
| 1898 | girls | 8 |
| 1897 | boys | 8 |
| 1896 | boys | 9 |
| 1895 | boys | 5 |
| 1895 | girls | 8 |
| 1893 | boys | 6 |
| 1892 | boys | 6 |
| 1891 | boys | 9 |
| 1887 | boys | 8 |
| 1886 | boys | 7 |