Merrel
#10,193 most common boys' name of all time · #25,816 across all names · 96% male / 4% female · used 1908–1955
Rank among boys
#10,193
Rank overall
#25,816 of 105,966
First appeared
1908
Years on the list
34 of 146
All-time
269
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1922 #2,198
Best rank
#1,365 1908
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Merrel first appears in 1908. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,021 |
| 1951 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,831 |
| 1948 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,417 |
| 1947 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,862 |
| 1946 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,278 |
| 1945 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,114 |
| 1942 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,050 |
| 1941 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,959 |
| 1940 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #2,566 |
| 1939 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,239 |
| 1938 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,297 |
| 1936 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,277 |
| 1935 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1934 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,848 |
| 1933 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,455 |
| 1931 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,180 |
| 1929 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,083 |
| 1928 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,167 |
| 1927 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,889 |
| 1926 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,990 |
| 1925 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,823 |
| 1924 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,098 |
| 1923 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,269 |
| 1922 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,198 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,969 |
| 1920 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,846 |
| 1919 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,963 |
| 1918 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,298 |
| 1917 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #3,043 |
| 1916 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,209 |
| 1915 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,714 |
| 1913 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,192 |
| 1912 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,178 |
| 1908 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,365 |