Merle

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Merle is a given name of French origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (25% of births). There have been 45,348 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 30,630 as boys and 14,718 as girls. Merle gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1925 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,163 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 22
2023 39
2022 27
2021 22
2020 32
2019 22
2018 23
2017 20
2016 14
2015 21
2014 15
2013 16
2012 9
2011 18
2010 22
2009 22
2008 19
2007 17
2006 26
2005 18
2004 26
2003 27
2002 13
2001 30
2000 26
1999 23
1998 20
1997 28
1996 28
1995 41
1994 26
1993 40
1992 39
1991 37
1990 33
1989 41
1988 48
1987 49
1986 41
1985 49
1984 57
1983 65
1982 65
1981 80
1980 64
1979 87
1978 71
1977 80
1976 70
1975 81
1974 88
1973 106
1972 124
1971 167
1970 149
1969 128
1968 157
1967 110
1966 145
1965 183
1964 204
1963 233
1962 233
1961 235
1960 238
1959 302
1958 327
1957 343
1956 399
1955 404
1954 444
1953 448
1952 474
1951 504
1950 536
1949 507
1948 611
1947 595
1946 612
1945 578
1944 630
1943 680
1942 717
1941 707
1940 704
1939 804
1938 789
1937 821
1936 909
1935 791
1934 811
1933 756
1932 793
1931 875
1930 948
1929 955
1928 1,057
1927 1,119
1926 1,127
1925 1,240
1924 1,165
1923 1,184
1922 1,229
1921 1,275
1920 1,222
1919 1,091
1918 1,170
1917 1,061
1916 977
1915 948
1914 662
1913 563
1912 489
1911 266
1910 238
1909 196
1908 196
1907 194
1906 156
1905 169
1904 145
1903 181
1902 170
1901 143
1900 167
1899 130
1898 126
1897 104
1896 130
1895 137
1894 108
1893 88
1892 98
1891 80
1890 94
1889 77
1888 40
1887 36
1886 36
1885 42
1884 35
1883 38
1882 24
1881 19
1880 23