Merle
In 2025, Merle had a published SSA count of 33 in the boys series and ranked 3450 among names in that series.
Rank
#3450
Count
33
Year
2025
Trend
Stable
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
32.4%
1880–2025 · 15K total across published yearly counts
boys series
67.6%
1880–2025 · 31K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1925
Peak Count
836
Change Since Peak
-96.1%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
0%
10-Year Change
57.1%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 33 |
| 2025 | girls | 5 |
| 2024 | boys | 22 |
| 2023 | boys | 40 |
| 2022 | boys | 27 |
| 2021 | boys | 22 |
| 2020 | boys | 33 |
| 2019 | boys | 22 |
| 2018 | boys | 23 |
| 2017 | boys | 20 |
| 2016 | boys | 14 |
| 2015 | boys | 21 |
| 2014 | boys | 15 |
| 2013 | boys | 16 |
| 2012 | boys | 9 |
| 2011 | boys | 18 |
| 2010 | boys | 22 |
| 2009 | boys | 22 |
| 2008 | boys | 19 |
| 2007 | boys | 17 |
| 2006 | boys | 26 |
| 2005 | boys | 18 |
| 2004 | boys | 21 |
| 2004 | girls | 5 |
| 2003 | boys | 22 |
| 2003 | girls | 5 |
| 2002 | boys | 13 |
| 2001 | boys | 30 |
| 2000 | boys | 26 |
| 1999 | boys | 23 |
| 1998 | boys | 20 |
| 1997 | boys | 28 |
| 1996 | boys | 28 |
| 1995 | boys | 35 |
| 1995 | girls | 6 |
| 1994 | boys | 26 |
| 1993 | boys | 34 |
| 1993 | girls | 6 |
| 1992 | boys | 33 |
| 1992 | girls | 6 |
| 1991 | boys | 32 |
| 1991 | girls | 5 |
| 1990 | boys | 33 |
| 1989 | boys | 28 |
| 1989 | girls | 13 |
| 1988 | boys | 48 |
| 1987 | boys | 43 |
| 1987 | girls | 6 |
| 1986 | boys | 35 |
| 1986 | girls | 6 |
| 1985 | boys | 49 |
| 1984 | boys | 51 |
| 1984 | girls | 6 |
| 1983 | boys | 65 |
| 1982 | boys | 57 |
| 1982 | girls | 8 |
| 1981 | boys | 67 |
| 1981 | girls | 13 |
| 1980 | boys | 59 |
| 1980 | girls | 5 |
| 1979 | boys | 80 |
| 1979 | girls | 7 |
| 1978 | boys | 60 |
| 1978 | girls | 11 |
| 1977 | boys | 80 |
| 1976 | boys | 65 |
| 1976 | girls | 5 |
| 1975 | boys | 73 |
| 1975 | girls | 8 |
| 1974 | boys | 79 |
| 1974 | girls | 9 |
| 1973 | boys | 93 |
| 1973 | girls | 13 |
| 1972 | boys | 111 |
| 1972 | girls | 13 |
| 1971 | boys | 157 |
| 1971 | girls | 10 |
| 1970 | boys | 131 |
| 1970 | girls | 18 |
| 1969 | boys | 111 |
| 1969 | girls | 17 |
| 1968 | boys | 135 |
| 1968 | girls | 21 |
| 1967 | boys | 92 |
| 1967 | girls | 19 |
| 1966 | boys | 121 |
| 1966 | girls | 24 |
| 1965 | boys | 159 |
| 1965 | girls | 24 |
| 1964 | boys | 166 |
| 1964 | girls | 38 |
| 1963 | boys | 187 |
| 1963 | girls | 46 |
| 1962 | boys | 180 |
| 1962 | girls | 53 |
| 1961 | boys | 176 |
| 1961 | girls | 59 |
| 1960 | boys | 176 |
| 1960 | girls | 62 |
| 1959 | boys | 227 |
| 1959 | girls | 75 |
| 1958 | boys | 232 |
| 1958 | girls | 95 |
| 1957 | boys | 256 |
| 1957 | girls | 88 |
| 1956 | boys | 292 |
| 1956 | girls | 107 |
| 1955 | boys | 289 |
| 1955 | girls | 115 |
| 1954 | boys | 307 |
| 1954 | girls | 137 |
| 1953 | boys | 325 |
| 1953 | girls | 123 |
| 1952 | boys | 340 |
| 1952 | girls | 134 |
| 1951 | boys | 368 |
| 1951 | girls | 136 |
| 1950 | boys | 395 |
| 1950 | girls | 141 |
| 1949 | boys | 354 |
| 1949 | girls | 153 |
| 1948 | boys | 432 |
| 1948 | girls | 179 |
| 1947 | boys | 392 |
| 1947 | girls | 203 |
| 1946 | boys | 406 |
| 1946 | girls | 206 |
| 1945 | boys | 373 |
| 1945 | girls | 205 |
| 1944 | boys | 391 |
| 1944 | girls | 239 |
| 1943 | boys | 448 |
| 1943 | girls | 232 |
| 1942 | boys | 442 |
| 1942 | girls | 275 |
| 1941 | boys | 482 |
| 1941 | girls | 225 |
| 1940 | boys | 467 |
| 1940 | girls | 237 |
| 1939 | boys | 529 |
| 1939 | girls | 275 |
| 1938 | boys | 525 |
| 1938 | girls | 264 |
| 1937 | boys | 519 |
| 1937 | girls | 302 |
| 1936 | boys | 568 |
| 1936 | girls | 341 |
| 1935 | boys | 521 |
| 1935 | girls | 270 |
| 1934 | boys | 599 |
| 1934 | girls | 212 |
| 1933 | boys | 573 |
| 1933 | girls | 183 |
| 1932 | boys | 593 |
| 1932 | girls | 200 |
| 1931 | boys | 662 |
| 1931 | girls | 213 |
| 1930 | boys | 711 |
| 1930 | girls | 237 |
| 1929 | boys | 731 |
| 1929 | girls | 224 |
| 1928 | boys | 764 |
| 1928 | girls | 293 |
| 1927 | boys | 808 |
| 1927 | girls | 311 |
| 1926 | boys | 787 |
| 1926 | girls | 340 |
| 1925 | boys | 836 |
| 1925 | girls | 404 |
| 1924 | boys | 782 |
| 1924 | girls | 383 |
| 1923 | boys | 775 |
| 1923 | girls | 409 |
| 1922 | boys | 835 |
| 1922 | girls | 394 |
| 1921 | boys | 833 |
| 1921 | girls | 442 |
| 1920 | boys | 819 |
| 1920 | girls | 403 |
| 1919 | boys | 721 |
| 1919 | girls | 370 |
| 1918 | boys | 795 |
| 1918 | girls | 375 |
| 1917 | boys | 701 |
| 1917 | girls | 360 |
| 1916 | boys | 604 |
| 1916 | girls | 373 |
| 1915 | boys | 595 |
| 1915 | girls | 353 |
| 1914 | boys | 415 |
| 1914 | girls | 247 |
| 1913 | boys | 331 |
| 1913 | girls | 232 |
| 1912 | boys | 268 |
| 1912 | girls | 221 |
| 1911 | boys | 115 |
| 1911 | girls | 151 |
| 1910 | boys | 100 |
| 1910 | girls | 138 |
| 1909 | boys | 76 |
| 1909 | girls | 120 |
| 1908 | boys | 76 |
| 1908 | girls | 120 |
| 1907 | boys | 82 |
| 1907 | girls | 112 |
| 1906 | boys | 72 |
| 1906 | girls | 84 |
| 1905 | boys | 59 |
| 1905 | girls | 110 |
| 1904 | boys | 53 |
| 1904 | girls | 92 |
| 1903 | boys | 69 |
| 1903 | girls | 112 |
| 1902 | boys | 58 |
| 1902 | girls | 112 |
| 1901 | boys | 52 |
| 1901 | girls | 91 |
| 1900 | boys | 54 |
| 1900 | girls | 113 |
| 1899 | boys | 42 |
| 1899 | girls | 88 |
| 1898 | boys | 49 |
| 1898 | girls | 77 |
| 1897 | boys | 34 |
| 1897 | girls | 70 |
| 1896 | boys | 44 |
| 1896 | girls | 86 |
| 1895 | boys | 46 |
| 1895 | girls | 91 |
| 1894 | boys | 38 |
| 1894 | girls | 70 |
| 1893 | boys | 27 |
| 1893 | girls | 61 |
| 1892 | boys | 38 |
| 1892 | girls | 60 |
| 1891 | boys | 34 |
| 1891 | girls | 46 |
| 1890 | boys | 26 |
| 1890 | girls | 68 |
| 1889 | boys | 35 |
| 1889 | girls | 42 |
| 1888 | boys | 15 |
| 1888 | girls | 25 |
| 1887 | boys | 24 |
| 1887 | girls | 12 |
| 1886 | boys | 22 |
| 1886 | girls | 14 |
| 1885 | boys | 26 |
| 1885 | girls | 16 |
| 1884 | boys | 19 |
| 1884 | girls | 16 |
| 1883 | boys | 23 |
| 1883 | girls | 15 |
| 1882 | boys | 13 |
| 1882 | girls | 11 |
| 1881 | boys | 13 |
| 1881 | girls | 6 |
| 1880 | boys | 17 |
| 1880 | girls | 6 |