unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #3485

Merle

MURL

“Blackbird”

A short given name with French and English usage.

shorttraditional
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Merle has traveled through time

231880 421885 941890 1371895 1671900 1691905 2381910 9481915 1,2221920 1,2401925 9481930 7911935 7041940 5781945 5361950 4041955 2381960 1831965 1491970 811975 641980 491985 331990 411995 262000 182005 222010 212015 332020 382025
LATEST YEAR202538 births
PEAK RANK#170in 1918
CURRENT USAGE13.2% F86.8% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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