Meryl
Meryl was the 8689th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 751st; the most babies were born in 1956 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,399 places. More babies were named Meryl in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,689 girls, down 3,087 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,599babies recorded
Meryl popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 432 since 1912.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,689 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,602 | 22 |
| 2010 | #7,123 | 18 |
| 2000 | #5,863 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,478 | 49 |
| 1980 | #1,755 | 63 |
| 1970 | #2,292 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,079 | 100 |
| 1950 | #780 | 124 |
| 1940 | #2,180 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,244 | 37 |
| 1920 | #1,432 | 32 |
| 1910 | #1,884 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Meryl, counting every spelling?
Meryl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Meryl?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meryl (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meryl born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meryl.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meryl?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Meryl are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 37 and 72. That makes Meryl a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meryl: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meryl, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meryl
How popular is the name Meryl?
Meryl was the 8689th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 751st; the most babies were born in 1956 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,399 places. More babies were named Meryl in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Meryl a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meryl in the US.