Merrel

Boy · recorded 1908–1955

  • 1955last recorded
  • 1908best year

Most popular in 1908.

Last recorded in 1955. 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 Merrel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1908

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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 34 recorded years as a table
Merrel, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190839
191216
191316
191511
191615
19179
19185
19199
19209
19215
192214
19237
19248
19259
19268
19275
19287
19297
19317
193310
19348
19356
19366
19385
19395
19408
19416
19425
19454
19464
19473
19483
19513
19552

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merrel 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 1955
5
Rank in 1955
#3,886
How rare
1 in 411,977 boys
Since 1908
259

Merrel was last recorded in 1955. 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 1908, at 39 per million boys born.

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

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