Merlean

Girl · recorded 1925–1941

  • 1941last recorded
  • 1934best year

Most popular in 1934.

Last recorded in 1941. Fewer than five girls 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 Merlean.

We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.

Its story

Popularity since 1925

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 12 recorded years as a table
Merlean, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19255
19268
19305
19325
19335
19348
19365
19375
19385
19395
19404
19417

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merlean 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 1941
8
Rank in 1941
#3,252
How rare
1 in 151,014 girls
Since 1925
72

Merlean was last recorded in 1941. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1934, at 8 per million girls born.

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

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