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 first appears in 1916 and peaked in 1934 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #8,803 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #16,131 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #16,304 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #11,224 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #11,325 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #12,080 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,525 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,372 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,697 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #8,043 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #10,450 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,022 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #15,741 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,457 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,605 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,269 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #14,920 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,241 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,709 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,583 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,443 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #9,968 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,601 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,772 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #11,496 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,117 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,232 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,187 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #4,886 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #6,134 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,265 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #5,103 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,777 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,766 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,580 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #4,075 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,718 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #4,119 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,647 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #2,146 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #4,065 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,253 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #3,073 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #5,363 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | #4,303 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,312 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,270 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #5,327 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #5,062 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #3,177 |