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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Mearl

Mearl was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 668th; the most babies were born in 1920 (38). More babies were named Mearl in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192038 babies
Total since 1880
1,638babies recorded

Mearl popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010————
2000————
1990————
1980————
1970—#4,558—6
1960—#3,246—8
1950—#2,085—14
1940#4,190#1,553620
1930#2,993#1,3211030
1920#2,836#1,1721238
1910—#1,093—10
1900#2,119#94759
1890————
1880————

How popular is Mearl, counting every spelling?

Mearl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Mearl?

About 300 people born in the US named Mearl are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 65 and 81. That makes Mearl a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Mearl by state

How common Mearl was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Mearl, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Mearl: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mearl, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Mearl

How popular is the name Mearl?

Mearl was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 668th; the most babies were born in 1920 (38). More babies were named Mearl in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Mearl a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 428 girls and 1,210 boys.

Where was Mearl most popular?

In 1918–1922, Mearl was most common in Missouri (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania.