Meryle
Meryle is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Meryle Fitzgerald (1925–2004), American baseball player Meryle Joy Reagon, American civil rights movement activist Meryle Secrest, American biographer and art collector
Meaning & Origin of Meryle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meryle is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Meryle Fitzgerald (1925–2004), American baseball player Meryle Joy Reagon, American civil rights movement activist Meryle Secrest, American biographer and art collector
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The Story of Meryle
As a girl name
Meryle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1907, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1924: 18 births, good for #2,137 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Meryles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1963 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 397 Meryles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Meryle on the record books as a boy name in 1928, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1931, when 6 Meryles were born — ranking #3,390 that year. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Meryles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1946 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 32 Meryles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Meryle
Meryle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 397 births in the dataset. Meryle's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,137. Use the chart and map above to compare Meryle'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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