NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Merl Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Merl: every year it appeared on the national list since 1886, with 2,574 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
2,574
Peak year
1922 #720
Years on the list
89
10-year trend
+87.5%

In the 1920s · Most used in OH in {year}

Popularity history

1886–1986

YearBirthsRank
19666#3794
196713#2312
196810#2848
196914#2375
19708#3725
19717#4230
197213#2767
197310#3362
197410#3487
19757#4633
19766#5374
19778#4446
19845#6987
19855#7224
19865#7445

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1922

OH
9
PA
8
IL
8
KS
7
CO
6
AR
5

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