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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merlene

Merlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 723rd with 93 babies. More babies were named Merlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194093 babies
Total since 1880
2,379babies recorded

Merlene popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#4,67312
1960#2,13330
1950#1,31349
1940#72393
1930#1,15642
1920#2,43415
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merlene, counting every spelling?

Merlene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merlene?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Merlene are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 68 and 83. That makes Merlene 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.

Merlene by state

How common Merlene was among girls born in each state in 1938–1942, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.0×), Texas (1.9×). In 42 states fewer than five girls 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: 0.55 per 1,000 babiesUT0.55Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAR0.10Tennessee: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesOK0.10Louisiana: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesLA0.18Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Merlene, girls, 1938–1942. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Merlene

How popular is the name Merlene?

Merlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 723rd with 93 babies. More babies were named Merlene in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Merlene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,379 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Merlene most popular?

In 1938–1942, Merlene was most common in Utah (0.55 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Texas.