Merriel*
#24,555 most common girls' name of all time · #39,901 across all names · 13% male / 88% female · used 1912–1953 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#24,555
Rank overall
#39,901 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
17 of 146
All-time
104
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1922 #3,549
Best rank
#3,400 1912
Girls
Boys
peak 9/yr
Merriel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
| 1947 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,534 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,142 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,808 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,907 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,056 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,514 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,458 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,138 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,609 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | 7 | #3,860 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,500 |
| 1925 | — | 8 | 8 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | 9 | #3,549 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | 5 | #3,400 |