Meryl
3 countries#8362 in United States, 2025US
#8362
in United States, 2025
FR
#1070
in France, 2022
SCOT
11
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
8,504
Peak year (United States)
1956
Peak-year count
156
First recorded
1892
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Meryl was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
5,599 births recorded 1892–2025 · currently #8362 · peaked in 1956 with 156 births
Most common in: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
2,894 births recorded 1960–2022 · currently #1070 · peaked in 1991 with 135 births
Most common in: Bouches-du-Rhône, Paris, Rhône, Isère, Val-de-Marne
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
11 births recorded 1986–2024 · peaked in 1986 with 5 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Meryl’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #5383 | — |
| 2007 | #6093 | ↓710 |
| 2008 | #7408 | ↓1315 |
| 2009 | #5226 | ↑2182 |
| 2010 | #6904 | ↓1678 |
| 2011 | #7118 | ↓214 |
| 2012 | #4296 | ↑2822 |
| 2013 | #6729 | ↓2433 |
| 2014 | #4768 | ↑1961 |
| 2015 | #3254 | ↑1514 |
| 2016 | #4632 | ↓1378 |
| 2017 | #6044 | ↓1412 |
| 2018 | #5152 | ↑892 |
| 2019 | #5612 | ↓460 |
| 2020 | #5487 | ↑125 |
| 2021 | #6691 | ↓1204 |
| 2022 | #6984 | ↓293 |
| 2023 | #5960 | ↑1024 |
| 2024 | #5443 | ↑517 |
| 2025 | #8362 | ↓2919 |