Merel

MEH-ruhl /ˈmɛɹəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Merel is a very rare variant of Merle that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Merel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1971. Merel was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1926 (14 births).

About the name Merel

PronunciationMEH-ruhl /ˈmɛɹəl/
CultureDutchFrench

Names similar to Merel

MerleMerlMearlMerrellDarrelMerrillJerelMerlinMerekMerelene

How popular is Merel?

Boys named Merel
19131920193019401950196019701971
Boys named Merel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1971 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1971) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Merel
19201930194019501955
Girls named Merel per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1971 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1971) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Merel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19716——#4,738
195514—#5,041#3,398
19535——#4,169
19497——#3,203
19485——#4,013
19475——#4,081
19465——#3,843
19445—#5,046—
19415——#3,836
19409——#2,611
19399—#3,072—
19385——#3,864
19365——#3,899
19345——#4,030
19335——#3,987
19326——#3,636
19319——#2,807
19308——#3,194
192912——#2,412
192812——#2,483
19278——#3,350
192619—#5,375#2,270
19247——#3,725
192312——#2,556
19227——#3,754
19216——#4,176
192015—#3,520#4,116
19197——#3,627
19185——#4,581
19167——#3,393
19135——#3,110
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