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United States name statistics

Merle in United States

Estimated bearers

9,743

Country rank

#2429

Per 100k

3

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 67.6%Female 32.4%

Merle popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Merle, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 23
  2. 1881: 19
  3. 1882: 24
  4. 1883: 38
  5. 1884: 35
  6. 1885: 42
  7. 1886: 36
  8. 1887: 36
  9. 1888: 40
  10. 1889: 77
  11. 1890: 94
  12. 1891: 80
  13. 1892: 98
  14. 1893: 88
  15. 1894: 108
  16. 1895: 137
  17. 1896: 130
  18. 1897: 104
  19. 1898: 126
  20. 1899: 130
  21. 1900: 167
  22. 1901: 143
  23. 1902: 170
  24. 1903: 181
  25. 1904: 145
  26. 1905: 169
  27. 1906: 156
  28. 1907: 194
  29. 1908: 196
  30. 1909: 196
  31. 1910: 238
  32. 1911: 266
  33. 1912: 489
  34. 1913: 563
  35. 1914: 662
  36. 1915: 948
  37. 1916: 977
  38. 1917: 1,061
  39. 1918: 1,170
  40. 1919: 1,091
  41. 1920: 1,222
  42. 1921: 1,275
  43. 1922: 1,229
  44. 1923: 1,184
  45. 1924: 1,165
  46. 1925: 1,240
  47. 1926: 1,127
  48. 1927: 1,119
  49. 1928: 1,057
  50. 1929: 955
  51. 1930: 948
  52. 1931: 875
  53. 1932: 793
  54. 1933: 756
  55. 1934: 811
  56. 1935: 791
  57. 1936: 909
  58. 1937: 821
  59. 1938: 789
  60. 1939: 804
  61. 1940: 704
  62. 1941: 707
  63. 1942: 717
  64. 1943: 680
  65. 1944: 630
  66. 1945: 578
  67. 1946: 612
  68. 1947: 595
  69. 1948: 611
  70. 1949: 507
  71. 1950: 536
  72. 1951: 504
  73. 1952: 474
  74. 1953: 448
  75. 1954: 444
  76. 1955: 404
  77. 1956: 399
  78. 1957: 344
  79. 1958: 327
  80. 1959: 302
  81. 1960: 238
  82. 1961: 235
  83. 1962: 233
  84. 1963: 233
  85. 1964: 204
  86. 1965: 183
  87. 1966: 145
  88. 1967: 111
  89. 1968: 156
  90. 1969: 128
  91. 1970: 149
  92. 1971: 167
  93. 1972: 124
  94. 1973: 106
  95. 1974: 88
  96. 1975: 81
  97. 1976: 70
  98. 1977: 80
  99. 1978: 71
  100. 1979: 87
  101. 1980: 64
  102. 1981: 80
  103. 1982: 65
  104. 1983: 65
  105. 1984: 57
  106. 1985: 49
  107. 1986: 41
  108. 1987: 49
  109. 1988: 48
  110. 1989: 41
  111. 1990: 33
  112. 1991: 37
  113. 1992: 39
  114. 1993: 40
  115. 1994: 26
  116. 1995: 41
  117. 1996: 28
  118. 1997: 28
  119. 1998: 20
  120. 1999: 23
  121. 2000: 26
  122. 2001: 30
  123. 2002: 13
  124. 2003: 27
  125. 2004: 26
  126. 2005: 18
  127. 2006: 26
  128. 2007: 17
  129. 2008: 19
  130. 2009: 22
  131. 2010: 22
  132. 2011: 18
  133. 2012: 9
  134. 2013: 16
  135. 2014: 15
  136. 2015: 21
  137. 2016: 14
  138. 2017: 20
  139. 2018: 23
  140. 2019: 22
  141. 2020: 33
  142. 2021: 22
  143. 2022: 27
  144. 2023: 40
  145. 2024: 22
  146. 2025: 38

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Merle in United States?

An estimated 9,743 people in United States are named Merle. That works out to 1 in 34,065 residents.

Is Merle a common name in United States?

Merle ranks #2429 among first names in United States.