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 was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1922 (9 births).
Girls named Merriel per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1953 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1953) · 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
Boys named Merriel
Boys named Merriel per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1953 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1953) · 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