How Many People Are Named Merlene?
people named Merlene are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 308,191 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,379 babies named Merlene in Social Security records from 1913 to 1984, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
93 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Merlene in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merlene alive today is about 75 years old, and 90% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 67 and 83 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merlene first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1940, to 93 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1984.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 1984
🏆 Rank History
Merlene has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #723, in 1940.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #723 (1940) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #835 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merlene alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merlene were born in Texas than in any other state: about 73 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Merlene was given 7.1 times as often in Texas and 3.2 times in California.
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