Mearl
Last seen for girls in 1955 at #5,828 · Last seen for boys in 1977 at #5,123
Given to boys 73.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1909 · 17 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,210since 1894
Mearl over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #4,309 | 7 | |
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| 1970 | — | #4,230 | 6 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
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| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,300 | 13 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,097 | 8 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,177 | 14 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,257 | 7 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,168 | 14 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | — | #2,114 | 14 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,838 | 17 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,019 | 14 | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #2,123 | 13 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #1,430 | 26 |
| 1947 | — | #1,786 | 18 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | — | #1,682 | 18 | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,411 | 23 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,425 | 22 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #1,559 | 19 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #1,688 | 17 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #1,453 | 22 |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #1,251 | 28 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #1,426 | 24 |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | #1,458 | 23 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #1,299 | 30 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #1,443 | 25 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #1,569 | 23 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #1,293 | 32 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | #1,390 | 28 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #1,577 | 24 |
| 1923 | #2,021 | 19 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #1,308 | 31 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #1,199 | 36 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #1,297 | 30 |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | #1,124 | 37 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #1,238 | 30 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #1,459 | 23 |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 | #1,100 | 34 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | #653 | 17 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #999 | 8 |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #902 | 9 |
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| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1894
The first year at least five boys were named Mearl! It came in at #857, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1899, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
See more about Mearl
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1977
- Biggest jump: 460 spots in 1909 (#1,113 → #653)
- Biggest drop: 392 spots in 1910 (#653 → #1,045)
Rise & fade · boys
15 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1909 at #653 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1911, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 1900–1901
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,647
- Highest: 1 in 9,647 boys born in 1909 were named Mearl (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 273,870 boys born in 1977 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 24.5% of all boys named Mearl (296) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1912
- Mostly girls until 1911, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #857 (1894) | #857 |
| 1900s | 66 | #653 (1909) | #955 |
| 1910s | 222 | #1,045 (1910) | #1,294 |
| 1920s | 296 | #1,157 (1920) | #1,368 |
| 1930s | 215 | #1,251 (1933) | #1,521 |
| 1940s | 187 | #1,411 (1941) | #1,674 |
| 1950s | 128 | #1,838 (1951) | #2,304 |
| 1960s | 70 | #2,300 (1963) | #2,993 |
| 1970s | 19 | #4,230 (1970) | #4,554 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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