Meryl Popularity by Year
Follow Meryl across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Meryl 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 | Girls | 12 | #8,362 | Down 2,919 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 23 | #5,443 | Up 517 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 20 | #5,960 | Up 1,024 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 16 | #6,984 | Down 293 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 17 | #6,691 | Down 1,204 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 22 | #5,487 | Up 125 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 22 | #5,612 | Down 460 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 25 | #5,152 | Up 892 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 20 | #6,044 | Down 1,412 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 30 | #4,632 | Down 1,378 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 50 | #3,254 | Up 1,514 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 29 | #4,768 | Up 1,961 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 18 | #6,729 | Down 2,433 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 34 | #4,296 | Up 2,822 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 17 | #7,118 | Down 214 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 18 | #6,904 | Down 1,678 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 27 | #5,226 | Up 2,182 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 17 | #7,408 | Down 1,315 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 22 | #6,093 | Down 710 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 25 | #5,383 | Down 270 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 25 | #5,113 | Up 2,278 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 15 | #7,391 | Down 1,972 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 22 | #5,419 | Up 254 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 20 | #5,673 | Up 3,085 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 11 | #8,758 | Down 3,053 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 19 | #5,705 | Down 1,129 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 24 | #4,576 | Down 846 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 31 | #3,730 | Up 509 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 25 | #4,239 | Down 180 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 26 | #4,059 | Down 702 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 33 | #3,357 | Down 369 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 39 | #2,988 | Up 363 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 33 | #3,351 | Down 664 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 45 | #2,687 | Up 853 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 30 | #3,540 | Down 1,076 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 49 | #2,464 | Down 368 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 59 | #2,096 | Down 274 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 68 | #1,822 | Down 30 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 65 | #1,792 | Down 253 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 79 | #1,539 | Up 93 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 72 | #1,632 | Down 49 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 71 | #1,583 | Down 31 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 72 | #1,552 | Up 120 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 68 | #1,672 | Up 523 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 46 | #2,195 | Down 446 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 63 | #1,749 | Up 1,584 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 24 | #3,333 | Up 1,881 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 12 | #5,214 | Up 2,353 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 7 | #7,567 | Down 3,755 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 17 | #3,812 | Up 558 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 14 | #4,370 | Down 812 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 18 | #3,558 | Down 436 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 21 | #3,122 | Down 766 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 31 | #2,356 | Up 810 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 21 | #3,166 | Down 899 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 34 | #2,267 | Down 458 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 46 | #1,809 | Up 166 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 37 | #1,975 | Up 37 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 5 | #3,966 | Up 73 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 34 | #2,012 | Down 343 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 45 | #1,669 | Down 108 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 51 | #1,561 | Down 168 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 5 | #4,039 | Up 26 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 65 | #1,393 | Down 152 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 78 | #1,241 | Up 25 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 76 | #1,266 | Down 23 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 5 | #4,065 | Down 1,243 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 79 | #1,243 | Down 170 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 100 | #1,073 | Down 55 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 108 | #1,018 | Up 63 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 94 | #1,081 | Down 226 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 9 | #2,822 | Down 58 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 141 | #855 | Down 63 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 156 | #792 | Up 77 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 9 | #2,764 | Up 379 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 125 | #869 | Down 87 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 143 | #782 | Up 19 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 7 | #3,143 | Up 591 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 132 | #801 | Down 54 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 5 | #3,734 | Down 890 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 141 | #747 | Up 72 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 8 | #2,844 | Up 485 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 119 | #819 | Down 42 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 6 | #3,329 | Up 361 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 124 | #777 | Down 5 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 5 | #3,690 | Down 680 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 125 | #772 | Up 49 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 7 | #3,010 | Down 654 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 112 | #821 | Up 77 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 11 | #2,356 | Down 326 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 97 | #898 | Up 108 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 13 | #2,030 | Up 966 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 70 | #1,006 | Down 102 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 6 | #2,996 | Down 529 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 69 | #904 | Up 271 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 9 | #2,467 | Down 393 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 45 | #1,175 | Up 317 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 13 | #2,074 | Up 1,486 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 31 | #1,492 | Down 79 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 5 | #3,560 | Down 1,657 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 33 | #1,413 | Up 5 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 14 | #1,903 | Up 1,210 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 30 | #1,418 | Up 691 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 15 | #2,109 | Down 782 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 6 | #3,113 | Down 634 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 31 | #1,327 | Up 178 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 9 | #2,479 | Up 1,039 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 25 | #1,505 | Up 494 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 5 | #3,518 | Down 1,066 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 16 | #1,999 | Down 834 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 9 | #2,452 | Up 499 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 37 | #1,165 | Up 318 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 7 | #2,951 | Down 558 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 25 | #1,483 | Up 120 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 10 | #2,393 | Down 396 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 22 | #1,603 | Down 239 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 13 | #1,997 | Up 468 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 28 | #1,364 | Up 18 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 10 | #2,465 | Down 622 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 29 | #1,382 | Down 255 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 16 | #1,843 | Up 450 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 40 | #1,127 | Up 105 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 12 | #2,293 | Up 473 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 37 | #1,232 | Up 161 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 9 | #2,766 | Up 310 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 30 | #1,393 | Down 202 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 8 | #3,076 | Down 883 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 41 | #1,191 | Up 478 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 14 | #2,193 | Up 1,192 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 25 | #1,669 | Down 366 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 7 | #3,385 | Down 1,450 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 36 | #1,303 | Up 44 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 17 | #1,935 | Up 412 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 35 | #1,347 | Up 7 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 13 | #2,347 | Down 406 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 36 | #1,354 | Down 71 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 17 | #1,941 | Up 202 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 37 | #1,283 | Up 553 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 15 | #2,143 | Down 239 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 22 | #1,836 | Up 91 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 18 | #1,904 | Up 432 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 21 | #1,927 | Down 520 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 13 | #2,336 | Down 273 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 32 | #1,407 | Up 582 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 15 | #2,063 | Up 480 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 18 | #1,989 | Down 538 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 11 | #2,543 | Up 189 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 29 | #1,451 | Down 74 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 9 | #2,732 | Down 473 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 29 | #1,377 | Up 253 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 12 | #2,259 | Up 199 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 22 | #1,630 | Up 108 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 10 | #2,458 | Up 86 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 19 | #1,738 | Down 73 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 16 | #1,665 | Down 307 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 18 | #1,358 | Down 215 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 5 | #2,544 | — |
| 1912 | Girls | 21 | #1,143 | Up 649 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 8 | #1,792 | Down 19 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 8 | #1,773 | Up 435 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 5 | #2,208 | Down 769 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 9 | #1,439 | Down 23 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 8 | #1,416 | Up 4 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 8 | #1,420 | Up 20 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 7 | #1,440 | Down 2 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 7 | #1,438 | Up 241 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 5 | #1,679 | Down 508 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 9 | #1,171 | Up 214 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 6 | #1,385 | Up 198 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 5 | #1,583 | Down 146 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 5 | #1,437 | Down 159 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 6 | #1,278 | — |