Merlie
#15,891 most common girls' name of all time · #26,231 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1897–1948
Rank among girls
#15,891
Rank overall
#26,231 of 105,966
First appeared
1897
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
261
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1921 #2,442
Best rank
#1,217 1901
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Merlie first appears in 1897. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,376 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,858 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,502 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,773 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | 9 | #2,988 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | 6 | #3,858 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,003 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,351 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,031 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,155 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,712 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,317 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,378 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,769 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,232 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | 8 | #3,726 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | 13 | #2,690 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | 15 | #2,442 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,176 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,922 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,982 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,544 |
| 1915 | 10 | — | 10 | #2,774 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | 5 | #3,762 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | 12 | #1,850 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | 9 | #2,081 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | 6 | #2,316 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | 5 | #2,572 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | 8 | #1,642 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,883 |
| 1901 | 9 | — | 9 | #1,217 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | 6 | #1,547 |