Meril

MEH-ruhl /ˈmɛɹəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

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

Meril is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1960. Meril was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1922 (10 births).

About the name Meril

PronunciationMEH-ruhl /ˈmɛɹəl/

Names similar to Meril

How popular is Meril?

Boys named Meril
191219201930194019501960
Boys named Meril per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1960 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1960) 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 Meril
19241925193019351940194519501953
Girls named Meril per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1960 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1960) 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

Meril total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19605——#4,414
19545——#4,177
19535—#6,251—
19515—#5,957—
19485——#4,014
19476——#3,621
194311—#5,136#3,440
19429——#2,649
19376——#3,398
19345——#4,031
19338——#2,912
193210——#2,574
19285——#4,535
192413—#5,626#3,413
19235——#4,665
192210——#2,935
19216——#4,177
19206——#4,117
19176——#3,831
19167——#3,394
19157——#3,277
19125——#2,786