Merle
Boy
Girl
Name Popularity Trend
Ranking over time (lower is more popular)
Name Statistics
Historical data and rankings
Boy Name
- Current Rank
- 4640
- in 2024
- Peak Popularity
- 170
- in 1918
Girl Name
- Current Rank
- 17896
- in 2004
- Peak Popularity
- 295
- in 1903
Data Range
1880 - 2024
Yearly Rankings
| Year | Boy Rank | Girl Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4640 | - |
| 2023 | 3157 | - |
| 2022 | 4055 | - |
| 2021 | 4586 | - |
| 2020 | 3465 | - |
| 2019 | 4589 | - |
| 2018 | 4441 | - |
| 2017 | 4872 | - |
| 2016 | 6233 | - |
| 2015 | 4650 | - |
| 2014 | 5901 | - |
| 2013 | 5556 | - |
| 2012 | 8637 | - |
| 2011 | 5122 | - |
| 2010 | 4466 | - |
| 2009 | 4534 | - |
| 2008 | 5005 | - |
| 2007 | 5350 | - |
| 2006 | 3860 | - |
| 2005 | 4763 | - |
| 2004 | 4210 | 17896 |
| 2003 | 3922 | 17469 |
| 2002 | 5619 | - |
| 2001 | 3038 | - |
| 2000 | 3267 | - |
| 1999 | 3451 | - |
| 1998 | 3664 | - |
| 1997 | 2797 | - |
| 1996 | 2723 | - |
| 1995 | 2279 | 12791 |
| 1994 | 2822 | - |
| 1993 | 2275 | 12873 |
| 1992 | 2284 | 12795 |
| 1991 | 2273 | 14585 |
| 1990 | 2197 | - |
| 1989 | 2394 | 6409 |
| 1988 | 1543 | - |
| 1987 | 1627 | 10751 |
| 1986 | 1778 | 10401 |
| 1985 | 1406 | - |
| 1984 | 1310 | 9910 |
| 1983 | 1115 | - |
| 1982 | 1239 | 7941 |
| 1981 | 1120 | 5473 |
| 1980 | 1196 | 11498 |
| 1979 | 1000 | 8642 |
| 1978 | 1143 | 5828 |
| 1977 | 960 | - |
| 1976 | 1034 | 10284 |
| 1975 | 963 | 6899 |
| 1974 | 918 | 6065 |
| 1973 | 828 | 4507 |
| 1972 | 756 | 4449 |
| 1971 | 657 | 5370 |
| 1970 | 720 | 3526 |
| 1969 | 745 | 3411 |
| 1968 | 649 | 2840 |
| 1967 | 765 | 2935 |
| 1966 | 676 | 2500 |
| 1965 | 608 | 2514 |
| 1964 | 609 | 1936 |
| 1963 | 582 | 1705 |
| 1962 | 582 | 1551 |
| 1961 | 597 | 1459 |
| 1960 | 590 | 1399 |
| 1959 | 523 | 1239 |
| 1958 | 506 | 1078 |
| 1957 | 489 | 1122 |
| 1956 | 441 | 986 |
| 1955 | 431 | 919 |
| 1954 | 410 | 804 |
| 1953 | 388 | 836 |
| 1952 | 367 | 772 |
| 1951 | 360 | 755 |
| 1950 | 339 | 721 |
| 1949 | 357 | 678 |
| 1948 | 322 | 618 |
| 1947 | 345 | 602 |
| 1946 | 319 | 549 |
| 1945 | 307 | 512 |
| 1944 | 305 | 466 |
| 1943 | 290 | 486 |
| 1942 | 288 | 441 |
| 1941 | 254 | 464 |
| 1940 | 254 | 443 |
| 1939 | 225 | 406 |
| 1938 | 228 | 415 |
| 1937 | 229 | 370 |
| 1936 | 209 | 338 |
| 1935 | 226 | 390 |
| 1934 | 207 | 449 |
| 1933 | 204 | 476 |
| 1932 | 211 | 461 |
| 1931 | 198 | 442 |
| 1930 | 196 | 437 |
| 1929 | 188 | 440 |
| 1928 | 186 | 390 |
| 1927 | 179 | 386 |
| 1926 | 180 | 365 |
| 1925 | 175 | 333 |
| 1924 | 184 | 346 |
| 1923 | 180 | 321 |
| 1922 | 172 | 330 |
| 1921 | 173 | 311 |
| 1920 | 171 | 324 |
| 1919 | 182 | 331 |
| 1918 | 170 | 332 |
| 1917 | 178 | 328 |
| 1916 | 191 | 313 |
| 1915 | 186 | 315 |
| 1914 | 201 | 336 |
| 1913 | 202 | 313 |
| 1912 | 207 | 307 |
| 1911 | 236 | 322 |
| 1910 | 235 | 334 |
| 1909 | 256 | 332 |
| 1908 | 244 | 323 |
| 1907 | 226 | 330 |
| 1906 | 230 | 372 |
| 1905 | 256 | 322 |
| 1904 | 263 | 341 |
| 1903 | 216 | 295 |
| 1902 | 245 | 299 |
| 1901 | 239 | 316 |
| 1900 | 283 | 315 |
| 1899 | 264 | 320 |
| 1898 | 254 | 357 |
| 1897 | 318 | 351 |
| 1896 | 277 | 314 |
| 1895 | 265 | 303 |
| 1894 | 286 | 333 |
| 1893 | 344 | 346 |
| 1892 | 302 | 341 |
| 1891 | 281 | 371 |
| 1890 | 346 | 307 |
| 1889 | 287 | 376 |
| 1888 | 518 | 509 |
| 1887 | 338 | 681 |
| 1886 | 376 | 627 |
| 1885 | 337 | 551 |
| 1884 | 424 | 534 |
| 1883 | 349 | 508 |
| 1882 | 530 | 589 |
| 1881 | 498 | 795 |
| 1880 | 437 | 810 |