Meryl is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Meryl is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,689 for girl births in the United States (and #14,822 across all names), given to 12 babies. Meryl was first reported in SSA data in 1892 and peaked in 1956 (156 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,689 | — |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #5,554 | — |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #6,098 | — |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #7,188 | — |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #6,884 | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 22 | #5,602 | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #5,735 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | 25 | #5,278 | — |
| 2017 | 20 | 20 | #6,213 | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #4,702 | — |
| 2015 | 50 | 50 | #3,290 | — |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | #4,858 | — |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,930 | — |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #4,355 | — |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #7,322 | — |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #7,123 | — |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,333 | — |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #7,636 | — |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #6,254 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | #5,492 | — |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 | #5,205 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,700 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #5,544 | — |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #5,827 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #9,155 | — |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #5,863 | — |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #4,683 | — |
| 1998 | 31 | 31 | #3,797 | — |
| 1997 | 25 | — | #4,329 | — |
| 1996 | 26 | — | #4,145 | — |
| 1995 | 33 | — | #3,401 | — |
| 1994 | 39 | — | #3,021 | — |
| 1993 | 33 | — | #3,392 | — |
| 1992 | 45 | — | #2,714 | — |
| 1991 | 30 | — | #3,604 | — |
| 1990 | 49 | — | #2,478 | — |
| 1989 | 59 | — | #2,112 | — |
| 1988 | 68 | — | #1,832 | — |
| 1987 | 65 | — | #1,805 | — |
| 1986 | 79 | — | #1,551 | — |
| 1985 | 72 | — | #1,644 | — |
| 1984 | 71 | — | #1,590 | — |
| 1983 | 72 | — | #1,561 | — |
| 1982 | 68 | — | #1,679 | — |
| 1981 | 46 | — | #2,217 | — |
| 1980 | 63 | — | #1,755 | — |
| 1979 | 24 | — | #3,407 | — |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,426 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,093 | — |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #3,902 | — |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #4,500 | — |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,650 | — |
| 1973 | 21 | — | #3,191 | — |
| 1972 | 31 | — | #2,382 | — |
| 1971 | 21 | — | #3,229 | — |
| 1970 | 34 | — | #2,292 | — |
| 1969 | 46 | — | #1,826 | — |
| 1968 | 37 | — | #1,989 | — |
| 1967 | 39 | — | #2,029 | #4,353 |
| 1966 | 45 | — | #1,688 | — |
| 1965 | 51 | — | #1,567 | — |
| 1964 | 70 | — | #1,398 | #4,429 |
| 1963 | 78 | — | #1,246 | — |
| 1962 | 76 | — | #1,272 | — |
| 1961 | 84 | — | #1,248 | #4,456 |
| 1960 | 100 | — | #1,079 | — |
| 1959 | 108 | — | #1,020 | — |
| 1958 | 94 | — | #1,087 | — |
| 1957 | 150 | — | #856 | #2,957 |
| 1956 | 156 | — | #795 | — |
| 1955 | 134 | — | #870 | #2,907 |
| 1954 | 143 | — | #785 | — |
| 1953 | 139 | — | #802 | #3,322 |
| 1952 | 146 | — | #751 | #4,099 |
| 1951 | 127 | — | #823 | #2,989 |
| 1950 | 130 | — | #780 | #3,570 |
| 1949 | 130 | — | #773 | #4,048 |
| 1948 | 119 | — | #827 | #3,212 |
| 1947 | 108 | — | #903 | #2,463 |
| 1946 | 83 | — | #1,011 | #2,110 |
| 1945 | 75 | — | #912 | #3,209 |
| 1944 | 54 | — | #1,183 | #2,576 |
| 1943 | 44 | — | #1,515 | #2,143 |
| 1942 | 38 | — | #1,430 | #3,900 |
| 1941 | 44 | — | #1,438 | #1,970 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #2,180 | — |
| 1939 | 37 | — | #1,341 | #3,360 |
| 1938 | 34 | — | #1,535 | #2,592 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | #2,068 | #3,858 |
| 1936 | 46 | — | #1,178 | #2,564 |
| 1935 | 32 | — | #1,502 | #3,157 |
| 1934 | 32 | — | #1,636 | #2,509 |
| 1933 | 41 | — | #1,390 | #2,060 |
| 1932 | 39 | — | #1,416 | #2,575 |
| 1931 | 56 | — | #1,143 | #1,900 |
| 1930 | 49 | — | #1,244 | #2,403 |
| 1929 | 39 | — | #1,411 | #2,900 |
| 1928 | 49 | — | #1,199 | #3,270 |
| 1927 | 39 | — | #1,711 | #2,256 |
| 1926 | 43 | — | #1,321 | #3,610 |
| 1925 | 52 | — | #1,366 | #1,985 |
| 1924 | 49 | — | #1,376 | #2,433 |
| 1923 | 54 | — | #1,296 | #1,998 |
| 1922 | 37 | — | #1,874 | #2,204 |
| 1921 | 39 | — | #1,965 | #1,958 |
| 1920 | 45 | — | #1,432 | #2,413 |
| 1919 | 33 | — | #2,035 | #2,119 |
| 1918 | 40 | — | #1,484 | #2,649 |
| 1917 | 38 | — | #1,394 | #2,880 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | #1,664 | #2,353 |
| 1915 | 29 | — | #1,772 | #2,562 |
| 1914 | 16 | — | #1,709 | — |
| 1913 | 18 | — | #1,389 | — |
| 1912 | 26 | — | #1,167 | #2,788 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,901 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,884 | — |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,426 | — |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,509 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,513 | — |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,498 | — |
| 1903 | 7 | — | #1,530 | — |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,543 | — |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,866 | — |
| 1898 | 9 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,496 | — |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,748 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,585 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,400 | — |