Myrle
Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford. The village merges with that of Oakley, and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed.
Meaning & Origin of Myrle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford. The village merges with that of Oakley, and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed.
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Origin & history
The Story of Myrle
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Myrle as a girl name dates back to 1884, when 5 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 98 newborns named Myrle — #667 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Myrle on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Myrle last appeared in the published SSA data in 1962, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Myrle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1925: 31 births, good for #1,304 nationwide. About 30% of every Myrle on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Myrle last appeared in the published SSA data in 1966, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 703 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Myrle
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- 10,392 people live in Merley and Bearwood.
- There are about 4078 dwellings in the ward
- There are 2228 people over the age of 60 living in this ward
- 52.54% of people over the age of 16 are currently married.
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About the name Myrle
Myrle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Myrle's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #667. Use the chart and map above to compare Myrle'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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