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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merline

Merline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 1214th; the most babies were born in 1924 (37). More babies were named Merline 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
192437 babies
Total since 1880
1,079babies recorded

Merline popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#16,6945
1990#8,9729
1980——
1970——
1960#4,08511
1950#2,40618
1940#1,26535
1930#1,59525
1920#2,04919
1910#2,0697
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merline, counting every spelling?

Merline has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merline?

About 400 people born in the US named Merline are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 44 and 83. That makes Merline a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

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.

Merline by state

How common Merline was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (5.3×). In 48 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: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New 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: 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: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 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, Merline, girls, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Merline

How popular is the name Merline?

Merline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 1214th; the most babies were born in 1924 (37). More babies were named Merline in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Merline a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,079 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Merline most popular?

In 1922–1926, Merline was most common in Texas (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.