Merle Popularity by Year
Follow Merle across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 33 | #3,450 | Up 1,121 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 5 | #14,942 | Up 1,157 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 22 | #4,571 | Down 1,516 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 40 | #3,055 | Up 940 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 27 | #3,995 | Up 499 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 22 | #4,494 | Down 1,150 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 33 | #3,344 | Up 1,136 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 22 | #4,480 | Down 126 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 23 | #4,354 | Up 392 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 20 | #4,746 | Up 1,307 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 14 | #6,053 | Down 1,508 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 21 | #4,545 | Up 1,188 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 15 | #5,733 | Down 329 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 16 | #5,404 | Up 2,754 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 9 | #8,158 | Down 3,175 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 18 | #4,983 | Down 617 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 22 | #4,366 | Up 63 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 22 | #4,429 | Up 472 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 19 | #4,901 | Up 309 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 17 | #5,210 | Down 1,428 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 26 | #3,782 | Up 849 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 18 | #4,631 | Down 502 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 21 | #4,129 | Down 291 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 5 | #16,099 | Down 315 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 22 | #3,838 | Up 1,557 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 4,001 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 13 | #5,395 | Down 2,407 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 30 | #2,988 | Up 231 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 26 | #3,219 | Up 157 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 23 | #3,376 | Up 221 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 20 | #3,597 | Down 847 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 28 | #2,750 | Down 71 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 28 | #2,679 | Down 426 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 35 | #2,253 | Up 513 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 6 | #11,783 | Down 3 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 26 | #2,766 | Down 509 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 34 | #2,257 | Down 4 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 6 | #11,780 | Down 42 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 33 | #2,253 | Down 26 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 6 | #11,738 | Up 1,409 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 32 | #2,227 | Down 57 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 5 | #13,147 | Down 6,987 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 33 | #2,170 | Up 189 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 28 | #2,359 | Down 834 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 13 | #6,160 | Up 3,665 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 48 | #1,525 | Up 87 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 43 | #1,612 | Up 148 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 6 | #9,825 | Down 280 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 35 | #1,760 | Down 371 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 6 | #9,545 | Down 401 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 49 | #1,389 | Down 95 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 51 | #1,294 | Down 187 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 6 | #9,144 | Down 1,675 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 65 | #1,107 | Up 122 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 57 | #1,229 | Down 118 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 8 | #7,469 | Down 2,215 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 67 | #1,111 | Up 76 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 13 | #5,254 | Up 5,138 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 59 | #1,187 | Down 196 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 5 | #10,392 | Down 2,331 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 80 | #991 | Up 143 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 7 | #8,061 | Down 2,498 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 60 | #1,134 | Down 180 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 11 | #5,563 | Up 3,721 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 80 | #954 | Up 76 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 65 | #1,030 | Down 69 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 5 | #9,284 | Down 2,800 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 73 | #961 | Down 47 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 8 | #6,484 | Down 708 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 79 | #914 | Down 89 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 9 | #5,776 | Down 1,414 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 93 | #825 | Down 73 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 13 | #4,362 | Down 62 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 111 | #752 | Down 96 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 13 | #4,300 | Up 836 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 157 | #656 | Up 61 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 10 | #5,136 | Down 1,701 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 131 | #717 | Up 25 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 18 | #3,435 | Down 117 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 111 | #742 | Down 93 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 17 | #3,318 | Down 529 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 135 | #649 | Up 114 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 21 | #2,789 | Up 79 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 92 | #763 | Down 91 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 19 | #2,868 | Down 415 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 121 | #672 | Down 67 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 24 | #2,453 | Up 11 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 159 | #605 | Up 2 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 24 | #2,464 | Down 546 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 166 | #607 | Down 29 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 38 | #1,918 | Down 235 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 187 | #578 | Up 4 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 46 | #1,683 | Down 143 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 180 | #582 | Up 13 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 53 | #1,540 | Down 86 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 176 | #595 | Down 8 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 59 | #1,454 | Down 61 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 176 | #587 | Down 64 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 62 | #1,393 | Down 163 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 227 | #523 | Down 17 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 75 | #1,230 | Down 155 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 232 | #506 | Down 18 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 95 | #1,075 | Up 41 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 256 | #488 | Down 49 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 88 | #1,116 | Down 139 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 292 | #439 | Down 8 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 107 | #977 | Down 61 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 289 | #431 | Down 22 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 115 | #916 | Down 114 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 307 | #409 | Down 21 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 137 | #802 | Up 33 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 325 | #388 | Down 22 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 123 | #835 | Down 65 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 340 | #366 | Down 6 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 134 | #770 | Down 17 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 368 | #360 | Down 21 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 136 | #753 | Down 32 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 395 | #339 | Up 18 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 141 | #721 | Down 46 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 354 | #357 | Down 36 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 153 | #675 | Down 57 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 432 | #321 | Up 23 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 179 | #618 | Down 19 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 392 | #344 | Down 25 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 203 | #599 | Down 50 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 406 | #319 | Down 12 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 206 | #549 | Down 38 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 373 | #307 | Down 2 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 205 | #511 | Down 45 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 391 | #305 | Down 15 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 239 | #466 | Up 20 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 448 | #290 | Down 2 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 232 | #486 | Down 46 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 442 | #288 | Down 34 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 275 | #440 | Up 23 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 482 | #254 | No rank change |
| 1941 | Girls | 225 | #463 | Down 20 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 467 | #254 | Down 29 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 237 | #443 | Down 37 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 529 | #225 | Up 3 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 275 | #406 | Up 9 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 525 | #228 | No rank change |
| 1938 | Girls | 264 | #415 | Down 45 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 519 | #228 | Down 19 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 302 | #370 | Down 33 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 568 | #209 | Up 17 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 341 | #337 | Up 52 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 521 | #226 | Down 19 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 270 | #389 | Up 58 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 599 | #207 | Down 3 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 212 | #447 | Up 29 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 573 | #204 | Up 6 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 183 | #476 | Down 17 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 593 | #210 | Down 12 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 200 | #459 | Down 18 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 662 | #198 | Down 2 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 213 | #441 | Down 5 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 711 | #196 | Down 8 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 237 | #436 | Up 4 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 731 | #188 | Down 2 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 224 | #440 | Down 51 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 764 | #186 | Down 8 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 293 | #389 | Down 3 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 808 | #178 | Up 2 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 311 | #386 | Down 21 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 787 | #180 | Down 5 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 340 | #365 | Down 32 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 836 | #175 | Up 9 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 404 | #333 | Up 13 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 782 | #184 | Down 4 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 383 | #346 | Down 25 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 775 | #180 | Down 8 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 409 | #321 | Up 9 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 835 | #172 | Up 1 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 394 | #330 | Down 19 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 833 | #173 | Down 2 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 442 | #311 | Up 13 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 819 | #171 | Up 11 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 403 | #324 | Up 7 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 721 | #182 | Down 12 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 370 | #331 | Up 1 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 795 | #170 | Up 8 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 375 | #332 | Down 5 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 701 | #178 | Up 12 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 360 | #327 | Down 15 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 604 | #190 | Down 4 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 373 | #312 | Up 3 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 595 | #186 | Up 15 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 353 | #315 | Up 21 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 415 | #201 | Up 1 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 247 | #336 | Down 23 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 331 | #202 | Up 4 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 232 | #313 | Down 6 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 268 | #206 | Up 30 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 221 | #307 | Up 13 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 115 | #236 | Down 1 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 151 | #320 | Up 13 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 100 | #235 | Up 19 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 138 | #333 | Down 2 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 76 | #254 | Down 10 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 120 | #331 | Down 9 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 76 | #244 | Down 20 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 120 | #322 | Up 7 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 82 | #224 | Up 5 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 112 | #329 | Up 39 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 72 | #229 | Up 25 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 84 | #368 | Down 47 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 59 | #254 | Up 6 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 110 | #321 | Up 18 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 53 | #260 | Down 44 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 92 | #339 | Down 46 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 69 | #216 | Up 26 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 112 | #293 | Up 5 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 58 | #242 | Down 5 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 112 | #298 | Up 18 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 52 | #237 | Up 44 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 91 | #316 | Down 6 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 54 | #281 | Down 24 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 113 | #310 | Up 9 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 42 | #257 | Down 5 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 88 | #319 | Up 36 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 49 | #252 | Up 64 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 77 | #355 | Down 4 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 34 | #316 | Down 39 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 70 | #351 | Down 39 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 44 | #277 | Down 15 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 86 | #312 | Down 9 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 46 | #262 | Up 23 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 91 | #303 | Up 30 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 38 | #285 | Up 56 places |
| 1894 | Girls | 70 | #333 | Up 10 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 27 | #341 | Down 43 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 61 | #343 | Down 5 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 38 | #298 | Down 21 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 60 | #338 | Up 27 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 34 | #277 | Up 68 places |
| 1891 | Girls | 46 | #365 | Down 64 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 26 | #345 | Down 61 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 68 | #301 | Up 70 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 35 | #284 | Up 221 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 42 | #371 | Up 132 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 15 | #505 | Down 172 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 25 | #503 | Up 158 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 24 | #333 | Up 36 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 12 | #661 | Down 55 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 22 | #369 | Down 37 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 14 | #606 | Down 64 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 26 | #332 | Up 84 places |
| 1885 | Girls | 16 | #542 | Down 22 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 19 | #416 | Down 70 places |
| 1884 | Girls | 16 | #520 | Down 21 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 23 | #346 | Up 168 places |
| 1883 | Girls | 15 | #499 | Up 61 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 13 | #514 | Down 27 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 11 | #560 | Up 180 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 13 | #487 | Down 62 places |
| 1881 | Girls | 6 | #740 | Down 2 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 17 | #425 | — |
| 1880 | Girls | 6 | #738 | — |