Merline
Merline is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Merline Johnson, American jazz singer Merline Pitre, American historian
Meaning & Origin of Merline
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Merline is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Merline Johnson, American jazz singer Merline Pitre, American historian
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The Story of Merline
Merline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 37 Merlines were born — ranking #1,328 that year. As of 2026, Merline ranks #12,675 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Merlines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Merline
Merline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Merline's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,328. Use the chart and map above to compare Merline'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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