Merrel

MEH-ruhl /ˈmɛɹəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

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

Merrel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1955. Merrel was first reported in SSA data in 1908 and peaked in 1922 (15 births).

About the name Merrel

PronunciationMEH-ruhl /ˈmɛɹəl/

Names similar to Merrel

MerleMerrillMerlMearlDarrelJerelTyrelMerlinMerrekMerrell

How popular is Merrel?

Boys named Merrel
1908191019201930194019501955
Boys named Merrel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1908–1955 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1955) 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 Merrel
191719201925193019351940
Girls named Merrel per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1908–1955 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1955) 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

Merrel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19555——#4,207
19515——#4,072
19486——#3,556
19475——#4,083
19466——#3,407
19456——#3,208
19427——#3,120
19417——#3,046
194014—#4,827#2,612
19396——#3,359
19386——#3,407
19366——#3,410
19356——#3,522
19348——#2,881
193310——#2,484
19317——#3,296
19298——#3,158
19288——#3,269
19276——#4,044
19269——#3,057
192510——#2,869
19249——#3,174
19238——#3,359
192215——#2,203
19216——#4,178
192010——#2,898
19199——#3,040
19185——#4,584
191713—#5,064#3,116
191613——#2,224
19159——#2,756
19138——#2,200
19127——#2,184
19086——#1,315
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