Merle
2 countries#3450 in United States, 2025US
#3450
in United States, 2025
SCOT
3
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
45,392
Peak year (United States)
1921
Peak-year count
1,275
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Merle was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
45,389 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3450 · peaked in 1921 with 1,275 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
3 births recorded 1981–1981 · peaked in 1981 with 3 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Merle’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3782 | — |
| 2007 | #5210 | ↓1428 |
| 2008 | #4901 | ↑309 |
| 2009 | #4429 | ↑472 |
| 2010 | #4366 | ↑63 |
| 2011 | #4983 | ↓617 |
| 2012 | #8158 | ↓3175 |
| 2013 | #5404 | ↑2754 |
| 2014 | #5733 | ↓329 |
| 2015 | #4545 | ↑1188 |
| 2016 | #6053 | ↓1508 |
| 2017 | #4746 | ↑1307 |
| 2018 | #4354 | ↑392 |
| 2019 | #4480 | ↓126 |
| 2020 | #3344 | ↑1136 |
| 2021 | #4494 | ↓1150 |
| 2022 | #3995 | ↑499 |
| 2023 | #3055 | ↑940 |
| 2024 | #4571 | ↓1516 |
| 2025 | #3450 | ↑1121 |