Merleen
#23,746 most common girls' name of all time · #38,612 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1936–1962
Rank among girls
#23,746
Rank overall
#38,612 of 105,966
First appeared
1936
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
113
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1949 #3,340
Best rank
#3,226 1941
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Merleen first appears in 1936. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,021 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,564 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,973 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | 8 | #4,361 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,116 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | 11 | #3,340 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,060 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,941 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,471 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,078 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,350 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,204 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,226 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,416 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,300 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,374 |