Mearl
The Story of Mearl
As a girl name
Mearl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1893, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 22 Mearls were born — ranking #1,571 that year. As of 2026, Mearl ranks #5,828 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 428 Mearls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mearl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1894, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 38 Mearls were born — ranking #1,157 that year. As of 2026, Mearl ranks #5,123 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Mearls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mearl
Mearl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Mearl's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,157. Use the chart and map above to compare Mearl's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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