Merriel is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Merriel is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1953. Merriel first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1922 (9 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,171 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,853 | — |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #4,286 | — |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #5,029 | — |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #4,000 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,199 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,716 | — |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,652 | — |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,256 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,770 | — |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,926 | — |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #4,412 | — |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,643 | — |
| 1925 | 8 | — | — | #3,315 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,576 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,273 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #3,288 | — |