Merly

MUR-lee /ˈmɜːli/
girl 2 syllables fading

Merly is a very rare variant of Meryl that peaked in 2012 and has since faded.

Merly is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Merly was first reported in SSA data in 1986 and peaked in 2012 (14 births).

About the name Merly

PronunciationMUR-lee /ˈmɜːli/
14peak births 2012
1986first in SSA data

Names similar to Merly

How popular is Merly?

Girls named Merly
198619902000201020202024
Girls named Merly per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1986–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) 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

Merly total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202488#11,799
202255#16,934
202199#10,844
202055#16,719
201966#14,979
20181010#10,319
201755#17,583
201677#13,879
20141010#10,680
20131111#10,024
20121414#8,495
201177#14,330
20101010#10,976
200999#12,123
200877#14,878
200788#13,496
200655#19,086
200588#12,623
200499#11,315
200399#11,010
20021111#9,267
200166#14,734
20001010#9,651
199977#12,220
199855#15,744
19975—#15,292
19959—#9,270
19945—#14,921
19935—#14,953
19927—#11,267
19895—#13,760
19865—#12,120