for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Merle name popularity in the United States
Merle ranked #3450 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 33 boys named Merle.
SSA
836 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Merle for boys and girls
Girls
513.2% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Boys
3386.8% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 33 | #3450 |
| 2025 | girls | 5 | #14942 |
| 2024 | boys | 22 | #4571 |
| 2023 | boys | 40 | #3055 |
| 2022 | boys | 27 | #3995 |
| 2021 | boys | 22 | #4494 |
| 2020 | boys | 33 | #3344 |
| 2019 | boys | 22 | #4480 |
| 2018 | boys | 23 | #4354 |
| 2017 | boys | 20 | #4746 |
| 2016 | boys | 14 | #6053 |
| 2015 | boys | 21 | #4545 |
Show full history (259 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 33 | #3450 |
| 2025 | girls | 5 | #14942 |
| 2024 | boys | 22 | #4571 |
| 2023 | boys | 40 | #3055 |
| 2022 | boys | 27 | #3995 |
| 2021 | boys | 22 | #4494 |
| 2020 | boys | 33 | #3344 |
| 2019 | boys | 22 | #4480 |
| 2018 | boys | 23 | #4354 |
| 2017 | boys | 20 | #4746 |
| 2016 | boys | 14 | #6053 |
| 2015 | boys | 21 | #4545 |
| 2014 | boys | 15 | #5733 |
| 2013 | boys | 16 | #5404 |
| 2012 | boys | 9 | #8158 |
| 2011 | boys | 18 | #4983 |
| 2010 | boys | 22 | #4366 |
| 2009 | boys | 22 | #4429 |
| 2008 | boys | 19 | #4901 |
| 2007 | boys | 17 | #5210 |
| 2006 | boys | 26 | #3782 |
| 2005 | boys | 18 | #4631 |
| 2004 | boys | 21 | #4129 |
| 2004 | girls | 5 | #16099 |
| 2003 | boys | 22 | #3838 |
| 2003 | girls | 5 | #15784 |
| 2002 | boys | 13 | #5395 |
| 2001 | boys | 30 | #2988 |
| 2000 | boys | 26 | #3219 |
| 1999 | boys | 23 | #3376 |
| 1998 | boys | 20 | #3597 |
| 1997 | boys | 28 | #2750 |
| 1996 | boys | 28 | #2679 |
| 1995 | boys | 35 | #2253 |
| 1995 | girls | 6 | #11783 |
| 1994 | boys | 26 | #2766 |
| 1993 | boys | 34 | #2257 |
| 1993 | girls | 6 | #11780 |
| 1992 | boys | 33 | #2253 |
| 1992 | girls | 6 | #11738 |
| 1991 | boys | 32 | #2227 |
| 1991 | girls | 5 | #13147 |
| 1990 | boys | 33 | #2170 |
| 1989 | boys | 28 | #2359 |
| 1989 | girls | 13 | #6160 |
| 1988 | boys | 48 | #1525 |
| 1987 | boys | 43 | #1612 |
| 1987 | girls | 6 | #9825 |
| 1986 | boys | 35 | #1760 |
| 1986 | girls | 6 | #9545 |
| 1985 | boys | 49 | #1389 |
| 1984 | boys | 51 | #1294 |
| 1984 | girls | 6 | #9144 |
| 1983 | boys | 65 | #1107 |
| 1982 | boys | 57 | #1229 |
| 1982 | girls | 8 | #7469 |
| 1981 | boys | 67 | #1111 |
| 1981 | girls | 13 | #5254 |
| 1980 | boys | 59 | #1187 |
| 1980 | girls | 5 | #10392 |
| 1979 | boys | 80 | #991 |
| 1979 | girls | 7 | #8061 |
| 1978 | boys | 60 | #1134 |
| 1978 | girls | 11 | #5563 |
| 1977 | boys | 80 | #954 |
| 1976 | boys | 65 | #1030 |
| 1976 | girls | 5 | #9284 |
| 1975 | boys | 73 | #961 |
| 1975 | girls | 8 | #6484 |
| 1974 | boys | 79 | #914 |
| 1974 | girls | 9 | #5776 |
| 1973 | boys | 93 | #825 |
| 1973 | girls | 13 | #4362 |
| 1972 | boys | 111 | #752 |
| 1972 | girls | 13 | #4300 |
| 1971 | boys | 157 | #656 |
| 1971 | girls | 10 | #5136 |
| 1970 | boys | 131 | #717 |
| 1970 | girls | 18 | #3435 |
| 1969 | boys | 111 | #742 |
| 1969 | girls | 17 | #3318 |
| 1968 | boys | 135 | #649 |
| 1968 | girls | 21 | #2789 |
| 1967 | boys | 92 | #763 |
| 1967 | girls | 19 | #2868 |
| 1966 | boys | 121 | #672 |
| 1966 | girls | 24 | #2453 |
| 1965 | boys | 159 | #605 |
| 1965 | girls | 24 | #2464 |
| 1964 | boys | 166 | #607 |
| 1964 | girls | 38 | #1918 |
| 1963 | boys | 187 | #578 |
| 1963 | girls | 46 | #1683 |
| 1962 | boys | 180 | #582 |
| 1962 | girls | 53 | #1540 |
| 1961 | boys | 176 | #595 |
| 1961 | girls | 59 | #1454 |
| 1960 | boys | 176 | #587 |
| 1960 | girls | 62 | #1393 |
| 1959 | boys | 227 | #523 |
| 1959 | girls | 75 | #1230 |
| 1958 | boys | 232 | #506 |
| 1958 | girls | 95 | #1075 |
| 1957 | boys | 256 | #488 |
| 1957 | girls | 88 | #1116 |
| 1956 | boys | 292 | #439 |
| 1956 | girls | 107 | #977 |
| 1955 | boys | 289 | #431 |
| 1955 | girls | 115 | #916 |
| 1954 | boys | 307 | #409 |
| 1954 | girls | 137 | #802 |
| 1953 | boys | 325 | #388 |
| 1953 | girls | 123 | #835 |
| 1952 | boys | 340 | #366 |
| 1952 | girls | 134 | #770 |
| 1951 | boys | 368 | #360 |
| 1951 | girls | 136 | #753 |
| 1950 | boys | 395 | #339 |
| 1950 | girls | 141 | #721 |
| 1949 | boys | 354 | #357 |
| 1949 | girls | 153 | #675 |
| 1948 | boys | 432 | #321 |
| 1948 | girls | 179 | #618 |
| 1947 | boys | 392 | #344 |
| 1947 | girls | 203 | #599 |
| 1946 | boys | 406 | #319 |
| 1946 | girls | 206 | #549 |
| 1945 | boys | 373 | #307 |
| 1945 | girls | 205 | #511 |
| 1944 | boys | 391 | #305 |
| 1944 | girls | 239 | #466 |
| 1943 | boys | 448 | #290 |
| 1943 | girls | 232 | #486 |
| 1942 | boys | 442 | #288 |
| 1942 | girls | 275 | #440 |
| 1941 | boys | 482 | #254 |
| 1941 | girls | 225 | #463 |
| 1940 | boys | 467 | #254 |
| 1940 | girls | 237 | #443 |
| 1939 | boys | 529 | #225 |
| 1939 | girls | 275 | #406 |
| 1938 | boys | 525 | #228 |
| 1938 | girls | 264 | #415 |
| 1937 | boys | 519 | #228 |
| 1937 | girls | 302 | #370 |
| 1936 | boys | 568 | #209 |
| 1936 | girls | 341 | #337 |
| 1935 | boys | 521 | #226 |
| 1935 | girls | 270 | #389 |
| 1934 | boys | 599 | #207 |
| 1934 | girls | 212 | #447 |
| 1933 | boys | 573 | #204 |
| 1933 | girls | 183 | #476 |
| 1932 | boys | 593 | #210 |
| 1932 | girls | 200 | #459 |
| 1931 | boys | 662 | #198 |
| 1931 | girls | 213 | #441 |
| 1930 | boys | 711 | #196 |
| 1930 | girls | 237 | #436 |
| 1929 | boys | 731 | #188 |
| 1929 | girls | 224 | #440 |
| 1928 | boys | 764 | #186 |
| 1928 | girls | 293 | #389 |
| 1927 | boys | 808 | #178 |
| 1927 | girls | 311 | #386 |
| 1926 | boys | 787 | #180 |
| 1926 | girls | 340 | #365 |
| 1925 | boys | 836 | #175 |
| 1925 | girls | 404 | #333 |
| 1924 | boys | 782 | #184 |
| 1924 | girls | 383 | #346 |
| 1923 | boys | 775 | #180 |
| 1923 | girls | 409 | #321 |
| 1922 | boys | 835 | #172 |
| 1922 | girls | 394 | #330 |
| 1921 | boys | 833 | #173 |
| 1921 | girls | 442 | #311 |
| 1920 | boys | 819 | #171 |
| 1920 | girls | 403 | #324 |
| 1919 | boys | 721 | #182 |
| 1919 | girls | 370 | #331 |
| 1918 | boys | 795 | #170 |
| 1918 | girls | 375 | #332 |
| 1917 | boys | 701 | #178 |
| 1917 | girls | 360 | #327 |
| 1916 | boys | 604 | #190 |
| 1916 | girls | 373 | #312 |
| 1915 | boys | 595 | #186 |
| 1915 | girls | 353 | #315 |
| 1914 | boys | 415 | #201 |
| 1914 | girls | 247 | #336 |
| 1913 | boys | 331 | #202 |
| 1913 | girls | 232 | #313 |
| 1912 | boys | 268 | #206 |
| 1912 | girls | 221 | #307 |
| 1911 | boys | 115 | #236 |
| 1911 | girls | 151 | #320 |
| 1910 | boys | 100 | #235 |
| 1910 | girls | 138 | #333 |
| 1909 | boys | 76 | #254 |
| 1909 | girls | 120 | #331 |
| 1908 | boys | 76 | #244 |
| 1908 | girls | 120 | #322 |
| 1907 | boys | 82 | #224 |
| 1907 | girls | 112 | #329 |
| 1906 | boys | 72 | #229 |
| 1906 | girls | 84 | #368 |
| 1905 | boys | 59 | #254 |
| 1905 | girls | 110 | #321 |
| 1904 | boys | 53 | #260 |
| 1904 | girls | 92 | #339 |
| 1903 | boys | 69 | #216 |
| 1903 | girls | 112 | #293 |
| 1902 | boys | 58 | #242 |
| 1902 | girls | 112 | #298 |
| 1901 | boys | 52 | #237 |
| 1901 | girls | 91 | #316 |
| 1900 | boys | 54 | #281 |
| 1900 | girls | 113 | #310 |
| 1899 | boys | 42 | #257 |
| 1899 | girls | 88 | #319 |
| 1898 | boys | 49 | #252 |
| 1898 | girls | 77 | #355 |
| 1897 | boys | 34 | #316 |
| 1897 | girls | 70 | #351 |
| 1896 | boys | 44 | #277 |
| 1896 | girls | 86 | #312 |
| 1895 | boys | 46 | #262 |
| 1895 | girls | 91 | #303 |
| 1894 | boys | 38 | #285 |
| 1894 | girls | 70 | #333 |
| 1893 | boys | 27 | #341 |
| 1893 | girls | 61 | #343 |
| 1892 | boys | 38 | #298 |
| 1892 | girls | 60 | #338 |
| 1891 | boys | 34 | #277 |
| 1891 | girls | 46 | #365 |
| 1890 | boys | 26 | #345 |
| 1890 | girls | 68 | #301 |
| 1889 | boys | 35 | #284 |
| 1889 | girls | 42 | #371 |
| 1888 | boys | 15 | #505 |
| 1888 | girls | 25 | #503 |
| 1887 | boys | 24 | #333 |
| 1887 | girls | 12 | #661 |
| 1886 | boys | 22 | #369 |
| 1886 | girls | 14 | #606 |
| 1885 | boys | 26 | #332 |
| 1885 | girls | 16 | #542 |
| 1884 | boys | 19 | #416 |
| 1884 | girls | 16 | #520 |
| 1883 | boys | 23 | #346 |
| 1883 | girls | 15 | #499 |
| 1882 | boys | 13 | #514 |
| 1882 | girls | 11 | #560 |
| 1881 | boys | 13 | #487 |
| 1881 | girls | 6 | #740 |
| 1880 | boys | 17 | #425 |
| 1880 | girls | 6 | #738 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.