NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Merle Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Merle: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 30,666 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
30,666
Peak year
1925 #175
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
+28.6%

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

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201118#5122
20129#8639
201316#5556
201415#5902
201521#4653
201614#6234
201720#4874
201823#4443
201922#4589
202033#3388
202122#4589
202227#4059
202340#3098
202422#4654
202533#3485

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

Where {name} was most used in 1925

PA
103
IA
90
IL
73
OH
68
KS
46
NE
43

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