Merl Popularity by Year
Follow Merl across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merl birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Boys | 5 | #6,721 | Down 198 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 5 | #6,523 | Down 208 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 5 | #6,315 | Down 2,151 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 8 | #4,164 | Up 771 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 6 | #4,935 | Down 626 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 7 | #4,309 | Down 991 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 10 | #3,318 | Down 95 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 10 | #3,223 | Down 564 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 13 | #2,659 | Up 1,304 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Down 442 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 8 | #3,521 | Down 1,213 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 14 | #2,308 | Up 427 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 10 | #2,735 | Down 493 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 13 | #2,242 | Up 1,295 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 6 | #3,537 | Down 1,453 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 5 | #6,564 | Down 1,731 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 15 | #2,084 | Down 44 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 16 | #2,040 | Down 412 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 24 | #1,628 | Up 736 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 12 | #2,364 | Down 586 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 21 | #1,778 | Up 432 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 14 | #2,210 | Down 294 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 18 | #1,916 | Down 382 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 26 | #1,534 | Up 181 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 22 | #1,715 | Down 147 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 25 | #1,568 | Up 4 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 24 | #1,572 | Up 384 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 16 | #1,956 | Down 599 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 31 | #1,357 | Down 144 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 37 | #1,213 | Up 82 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 32 | #1,295 | Down 63 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 6 | #4,833 | Down 709 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 34 | #1,232 | Up 90 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 30 | #1,322 | Down 231 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 42 | #1,091 | Up 99 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 37 | #1,190 | Up 219 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 25 | #1,409 | Down 182 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 29 | #1,227 | Down 15 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 30 | #1,212 | Down 124 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 39 | #1,088 | Up 31 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 37 | #1,119 | Up 111 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 6 | #4,124 | Up 296 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 29 | #1,230 | Down 74 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 5 | #4,420 | Down 917 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 33 | #1,156 | Up 116 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 7 | #3,503 | Up 747 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 27 | #1,272 | Down 295 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 5 | #4,250 | Up 5 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 42 | #977 | Down 35 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 44 | #942 | Down 2 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 5 | #4,255 | Down 1,152 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 43 | #940 | Up 254 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 8 | #3,103 | Up 53 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 31 | #1,194 | Down 263 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 8 | #3,156 | Up 597 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 46 | #931 | Up 213 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 33 | #1,144 | Down 207 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 6 | #3,753 | Down 698 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 48 | #937 | Down 58 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 53 | #879 | Up 158 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 44 | #1,037 | Down 193 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 9 | #3,055 | Up 339 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 60 | #844 | Up 2 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 8 | #3,394 | Up 1,331 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 61 | #846 | Down 21 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 5 | #4,725 | Down 1,164 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 65 | #825 | Down 49 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 8 | #3,561 | Down 1,210 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 70 | #776 | Up 10 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 15 | #2,351 | Up 1,011 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 70 | #786 | Up 52 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 9 | #3,362 | Down 701 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 66 | #838 | Down 47 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 13 | #2,661 | Up 464 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 70 | #791 | Down 74 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 10 | #3,125 | Up 254 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 83 | #717 | Up 63 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 9 | #3,379 | Up 1,085 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 74 | #780 | Down 14 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 6 | #4,464 | Down 2,107 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 74 | #766 | Down 80 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 15 | #2,357 | Up 862 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 82 | #686 | Up 24 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 9 | #3,219 | Down 397 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 79 | #710 | Up 39 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 11 | #2,822 | Down 129 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 69 | #749 | Down 59 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 11 | #2,693 | Up 1,226 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 74 | #690 | Up 114 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 6 | #3,919 | Down 1,231 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 57 | #804 | Down 80 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 10 | #2,688 | Down 563 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 52 | #724 | Up 35 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 11 | #2,125 | Up 1,062 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 38 | #759 | Up 24 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 5 | #3,187 | Down 1,567 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 31 | #783 | Up 407 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 12 | #1,620 | Up 56 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 9 | #1,190 | Down 262 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 12 | #928 | Up 227 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 7 | #1,155 | Down 330 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 11 | #825 | Down 234 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 7 | #1,676 | Up 275 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 18 | #591 | Up 413 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 7 | #1,004 | Down 38 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 5 | #1,951 | Down 511 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 7 | #966 | Down 56 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 7 | #910 | Up 227 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 7 | #1,440 | Down 177 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 5 | #1,137 | Down 279 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 7 | #858 | Down 197 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 10 | #661 | Up 460 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 5 | #1,121 | Down 334 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 8 | #1,263 | Down 61 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 8 | #787 | Down 9 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 9 | #778 | Up 301 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 5 | #1,079 | Down 172 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 8 | #1,202 | — |
| 1893 | Boys | 6 | #907 | Up 49 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 6 | #956 | Down 321 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 9 | #635 | Up 44 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 8 | #679 | Up 79 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 7 | #758 | — |