How Many People Are Named Mearl?
people named Mearl are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,048,419 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,638 babies named Mearl in Social Security records from 1893 to 1977, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
56 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mearl, 16.1% were girls and 83.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Mearl fell from 44.1% in the 1900s to 3.8% in the 1950s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mearl alive today is about 74 years old, and 91% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 67 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mearl first appears in the records in 1893 and was given most often in 1915, to 56 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1977.
Babies given the name each year, 1893 to 1977
🏆 Rank History
Mearl has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #668, in 1909. Among girls, its best rank was #1,259, in 1907.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #668 (1909) | #1,259 (1907) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,349 in the 1920s | #2,647 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mearl alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mearl were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 3 of those alive today.
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