How Many People Are Named Merryl?
people named Merryl are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,789,449 people in the US has this name
Based on 250 babies named Merryl in Social Security records from 1943 to 1970, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Merryl in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merryl alive today is about 70 years old, and 94% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 66 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merryl first appears in the records in 1943 and was given most often in 1955, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1970.
Babies given the name each year, 1943 to 1970
🏆 Rank History
Merryl has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,445, in 1955.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,445 (1955) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,212 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merryl alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merryl were born in New York than in any other state: about 73 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Merryl was given about 11.3 times as often in New York.
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