Merly
#16,553 most common girls' name of all time · #27,286 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1986–2024
Rank among girls
#16,553
Rank overall
#27,286 of 105,966
First appeared
1986
Years on the list
32 of 146
All-time
242
Since 2016
55
Peak year
2012 #8,389
Best rank
#8,389 2012
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Merly first appears in 1986. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,451 |
| 2022 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,985 |
| 2021 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,594 |
| 2020 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,787 |
| 2019 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,355 |
| 2018 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,113 |
| 2017 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,666 |
| 2016 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,372 |
| 2014 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,448 |
| 2013 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,866 |
| 2012 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,389 |
| 2011 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,883 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,788 |
| 2009 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,860 |
| 2008 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,410 |
| 2007 | 8 | — | 8 | #13,179 |
| 2006 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,136 |
| 2005 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,328 |
| 2004 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,163 |
| 2003 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,890 |
| 2002 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,189 |
| 2001 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,343 |
| 2000 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,586 |
| 1999 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,092 |
| 1998 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,268 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,900 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,324 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,737 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,814 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,371 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,935 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,713 |