Mirl

MURL /ˈmɜːl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Mirl is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Mirl is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1942. Mirl was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1913 (8 births).

About the name Mirl

PronunciationMURL /ˈmɜːl/

Names similar to Mirl

How popular is Mirl?

Boys named Mirl
19131915192019251930193519401942
Boys named Mirl per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1942 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1942) 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 Mirl
1913191519201925193019351937
Girls named Mirl per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1942 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1942) 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

Mirl total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19425——#3,908
19375—#4,721—
19357——#3,159
19345—#4,772—
19335——#3,994
19325——#4,123
19315—#4,778—
19305—#5,040—
19287——#3,598
19257——#3,630
19235——#4,674
192213—#4,847#3,760
192114—#4,908#3,403
19205——#4,751
19196—#4,633—
19186——#4,017
19175—#5,076—
19167—#3,808—
19157——#3,281
19145——#3,590
191313—#3,537#2,204