How Many People Are Named Meryl?
people named Meryl are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 88,867 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,599 babies named Meryl in Social Security records from 1892 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
156 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of MURIEL, influenced by the spelling of the name CHERYL. A famous bearer is American actress Meryl Streep (1949-), whose real name is Mary Louise Streep.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Meryl, 97.6% were girls and 2.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Meryl rose from 75.2% in the 1910s to 100% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Meryl alive today is about 53 years old, and 51% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 37 and 71 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Meryl first appears in the records in 1892 and was given most often in 1956, to 156 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1892 to 2025
π Rank History
Meryl has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #750, in 1952. In 2025 it ranked #8,687.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,687 |
| Best rank | #750 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #864 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Meryl alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Meryl were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,308 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Meryl was given 8 times as often in New York, 3.2 times in New Jersey and 1.9 times in Massachusetts.
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