Meriel

MIH-ree-uhl /ˈmɪɹiəl/
girl 2 syllables fading

Meriel is a rare variant of Meryl that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Meriel is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2014. Meriel was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1934 (15 births).

About the name Meriel

PronunciationMIH-ree-uhl /ˈmɪɹiəl/
CultureEnglish
15peak births 1934
1916first in SSA data

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How popular is Meriel?

Girls named Meriel
1916192019401960198020002014
Girls named Meriel per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) 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

Meriel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20141313#8,803
201166#16,131
201066#16,304
20091010#11,224
20081010#11,325
200699#12,080
200599#11,525
200488#12,372
20021414#7,697
20011313#8,043
200099#10,450
199955#16,022
199855#15,741
19978—#10,457
199610—#8,605
19959—#9,269
19945—#14,920
19939—#9,241
19925—#14,709
19915—#14,583
19897—#10,443
19887—#9,968
198410—#6,601
198212—#5,772
19815—#11,496
19725—#9,117
19695—#8,232
19655—#7,187
19537—#4,886
19525—#6,134
19518—#4,265
19506—#5,103
19495—#5,777
19485—#5,766
19469—#3,580
19437—#4,075
19395—#4,718
19376—#4,119
19357—#3,647
193415—#2,146
19336—#4,065
19326—#4,253
192910—#3,073
19275—#5,363
19257—#4,303
19247—#4,312
19207—#4,270
19195—#5,327
19175—#5,062
19169—#3,177