Merel*
#10,800 most common boys' name of all time · #27,397 across all names · 85% male / 15% female · used 1913–1971 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#10,800
Rank overall
#27,397 of 105,966
First appeared
1913
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
240
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1926 #2,282
Best rank
#2,282 1926
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Merel first appears in 1913. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,518 |
| 1955 | 7 | 7 | 14 | #3,332 |
| 1953 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,021 |
| 1949 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,167 |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,905 |
| 1947 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,958 |
| 1946 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,741 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1941 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,754 |
| 1940 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,622 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| 1938 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,769 |
| 1936 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,781 |
| 1934 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,906 |
| 1933 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,866 |
| 1932 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,576 |
| 1931 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,806 |
| 1930 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,202 |
| 1929 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,418 |
| 1928 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,489 |
| 1927 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,316 |
| 1926 | 5 | 14 | 19 | #2,282 |
| 1924 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,684 |
| 1923 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,567 |
| 1922 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,688 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,041 |
| 1920 | 9 | 6 | 15 | #3,998 |
| 1919 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,580 |
| 1918 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,391 |
| 1916 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,368 |
| 1913 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,195 |