Mearl is a rare variant of Merle that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Mearl is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Mearl was first reported in SSA data in 1893 and peaked in 1920 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,594 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,627 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,558 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,812 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,154 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | — | #3,448 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,497 |
| 1963 | 13 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,463 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,274 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | — | #3,246 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,764 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | — | #2,231 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | — | #3,453 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | #6,416 | #2,699 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | — | #1,914 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | — | #1,885 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,085 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #5,057 | #2,189 |
| 1948 | 35 | — | #3,784 | #1,449 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | — | #1,829 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,795 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | — | #1,740 |
| 1944 | 27 | — | #3,295 | #1,663 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | #3,710 | #1,747 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | — | #1,715 |
| 1941 | 28 | — | #4,843 | #1,433 |
| 1940 | 26 | — | #4,190 | #1,553 |
| 1939 | 27 | — | #4,709 | #1,445 |
| 1938 | 28 | — | #3,107 | #1,597 |
| 1937 | 25 | — | #3,343 | #1,727 |
| 1936 | 25 | — | #3,022 | #1,770 |
| 1935 | 32 | — | #2,866 | #1,476 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | — | #1,990 |
| 1933 | 39 | — | #2,639 | #1,270 |
| 1932 | 38 | — | #2,323 | #1,452 |
| 1931 | 40 | — | #2,003 | #1,478 |
| 1930 | 40 | — | #2,993 | #1,321 |
| 1929 | 31 | — | #4,405 | #1,469 |
| 1928 | 35 | — | #2,721 | #1,593 |
| 1927 | 49 | — | #2,224 | #1,317 |
| 1926 | 44 | — | #3,198 | #1,260 |
| 1925 | 42 | — | #2,570 | #1,411 |
| 1924 | 40 | — | #2,385 | #1,611 |
| 1923 | 44 | — | #2,069 | #1,532 |
| 1922 | 47 | — | #2,356 | #1,323 |
| 1921 | 41 | — | #5,637 | #1,217 |
| 1920 | 50 | — | #2,836 | #1,172 |
| 1919 | 40 | — | #3,147 | #1,308 |
| 1918 | 53 | — | #2,260 | #1,144 |
| 1917 | 41 | — | #2,813 | #1,253 |
| 1916 | 41 | — | #1,928 | #1,494 |
| 1915 | 56 | — | #1,600 | #1,113 |
| 1914 | 31 | — | #2,377 | #1,330 |
| 1913 | 21 | — | — | #1,138 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | #2,288 | #1,590 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #1,900 | #1,917 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1909 | 25 | — | #1,702 | #668 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | #2,021 | #1,179 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | #1,259 | #1,066 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,131 | — |
| 1904 | 12 | — | #1,794 | #1,162 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #982 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | #1,956 | #1,251 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | #1,604 | #913 |
| 1900 | 14 | — | #2,119 | #947 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #923 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,578 | — |