How Many People Are Named Merla?
people named Merla are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,780,129 people in the US has this name
Based on 424 babies named Merla in Social Security records from 1908 to 1966, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Last year given
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of MERLE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Merla in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Merla alive today is about 76 years old, and 98% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 70 and 82 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Merla first appears in the records in 1908 and was given most often in 1949, to 16 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1966.
Babies given the name each year, 1908 to 1966
π Rank History
Merla has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,026, in 1908.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,026 (1908) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,870 in the 1940s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Merla alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merla were born in Iowa than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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