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Merle Name Popularity

How popular is the name Merle? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 68 0.0193%
1911 — 65 0.0175%
1912 — 245 0.0486%
1913 — 297 0.0524%
1914 — 393 0.0564%
1915 — 566 0.0623%
1916 — 566 0.0586%
1917 — 660 0.066%
1918 — 746 0.0695%
1919 — 678 0.0647%
1920 — 782 0.0703%
1921 — 805 0.0703%
1922 — 790 0.0709%
1923 — 743 0.0663%
1924 — 751 0.0647%
1925 — 809 0.0716%
1926 — 761 0.0692%
1927 — 774 0.0699%
1928 — 726 0.0679%
1929 — 700 0.0676%
1930 — 679 0.065%
1931 — 621 0.0629%
1932 — 560 0.0567%
1933 — 528 0.0567%
1934 — 562 0.0581%
1935 — 488 0.0502%
1936 — 528 0.0548%
1937 — 482 0.0489%
1938 — 485 0.0474%
1939 — 494 0.0486%
1940 — 431 0.0405%
1941 — 454 0.0403%
1942 — 403 0.0319%
1943 — 411 0.0315%
1944 — 357 0.0288%
1945 — 327 0.0268%
1946 — 372 0.0252%
1947 — 339 0.0203%
1948 — 404 0.0253%
1949 — 309 0.0192%
1950 — 357 0.0222%
1951 — 331 0.0195%
1952 — 291 0.0167%
1953 — 287 0.0162%
1954 — 261 0.0143%
1955 — 242 0.0132%
1956 — 250 0.0132%
1957 — 202 0.0105%
1958 — 170 0.009%
1959 — 163 0.0086%
1960 — 120 0.0063%
1961 — 119 0.0063%
1962 — 128 0.007%
1963 — 130 0.0072%
1964 — 104 0.0059%
1965 — 110 0.0067%
1966 — 74 0.0047%
1967 — 43 0.0028%
1968 — 69 0.0046%
1969 — 48 0.0031%
1970 — 64 0.004%
1971 — 98 0.0065%
1972 — 43 0.0032%
1973 — 37 0.0029%
1974 — 27 0.0021%
1975 — 17 0.0013%
1976 — 15 0.0012%
1977 — 32 0.0024%
1978 — 24 0.0018%
1979 — 35 0.0025%
1980 — 17 0.0012%
1981 — 16 0.0011%
1982 — 19 0.0013%
1983 — 40 0.0027%
1984 — 14 0.0009%
1985 — 11 0.0007%
1986 — 8 0.0005%
1987 — 7 0.0005%
1988 — 7 0.0004%
1989 — 10 0.0006%
1990 — 7 0.0004%
1991 — 11 0.0007%
1992 — 0 0%
1993 — 13 0.0008%
1994 — 5 0.0003%
1995 — 12 0.0008%
1996 — 0 0%
1997 — 0 0%
1998 — 0 0%
1999 — 5 0.0003%
2000 — 5 0.0003%
2001 — 10 0.0007%
2002 — 0 0%
2003 — 6 0.0004%
2004 — 0 0%
2005 — 5 0.0003%
2006 — 0 0%
2007 — 0 0%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 — 7 0.0005%
2010 — 6 0.0004%
2011 — 0 0%
2012 — 0 0%
2013 — 0 0%
2014 — 0 0%
2015 — 0 0%
2016 — 0 0%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 5 0.0004%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 0 0%
2023 — 0 0%

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What names sound like Merle?

If you like how Merle sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Merle.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Marlea

Meadow near the lake

English

Marley

Meadow near the lake

English

Marloe

Driftwood

English

Marly

Meadow near the lake

English

Meril

Sparkling sea

English

Merill

Sparkling sea

English

Merrel

Sparkling sea

English

Meryl

Sparkling sea

English

Morlee

Meadow on the moor

English

Morley

Meadow on the moor

English

Morly

Meadow on the moor

English

What names are similar to Merle?

Find a name that’s like Merle, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Berle

Son of Berl

German

Merce

Storekeeper

English

Merlen

Sea fortress

Welsh

Merlin

Sea fortress

Welsh

Verle

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  1. We wanted an old fashion Appalachian name.

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