Mearl

Boy · recorded 1894–1977

  • 1977last recorded
  • 1909best year

Most popular in 1909.

Last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Mearl.

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Its story

Popularity since 1894

05210418941915193619561977

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 70 recorded years as a table
Mearl, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189460
190060
190166
190241
190359
190447
190754
190845
1909104
191051
191122
191226
191341
191432
191540
191626
191732
191837
191931
192036
192133
192228
192323
192421
192525
192631
192728
192821
192923
193027
193122
193223
193328
193414
193521
193615
193716
193817
193920
194017
194119
194213
194313
194413
194512
194610
194710
194815
19497
19508
19519
19529
19536
19547
19555
19567
19573
19587
19595
19604
19614
19626
19636
19644
19654
19675
19694
19703
19754
19774

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mearl isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1977
6
Rank in 1977
#5,123
How rare
1 in 273,870 boys
Since 1894
1,210

Mearl was last recorded in 1977. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1909, at 104 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Mearl doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.