Meril*
#13,274 most common boys' name of all time · #34,254 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1912–1960 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#13,274
Rank overall
#34,254 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
150
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1924 #3,367
Best rank
#2,589 1932
Girls
Boys
peak 13/yr
Meril first appears in 1912. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,226 |
| 1954 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,869 |
| 1947 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,534 |
| 1943 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #3,373 |
| 1942 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,639 |
| 1937 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,340 |
| 1934 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,862 |
| 1933 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,889 |
| 1932 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,589 |
| 1928 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,335 |
| 1924 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #3,367 |
| 1923 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,433 |
| 1922 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,923 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,012 |
| 1920 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,965 |
| 1917 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1916 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,329 |
| 1915 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,228 |
| 1912 | — | 5 | 5 | #2,847 |