Merely

MIHR-lee /ˈmɪɹli/
girl 3 syllables fading

Merely is a very rare variant of Meryl that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Merely is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Merely was first reported in SSA data in 2009 and peaked in 2009 (5 births).

About the name Merely

PronunciationMIHR-lee /ˈmɪɹli/
5peak births 2009
2009first in SSA data

Names similar to Merely

MerylMerrilyMeryleMerlaEmelyBlakelyArelyMeredithMerelinMerelyn

How popular is Merely?

Girls named Merely
2009201020152016
Girls named Merely per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2009–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) 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

Merely total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201655#17,980
200955#19,241
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