Merla
- Last seen for girls in 1966 at #6,564
- Peak · girls
- 1908 · 6 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 424since 1908
Merla over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Merla has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 |
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| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 |
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| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 |
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| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 |
| 1952 | #3,201 | 12 |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 |
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| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 |
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| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 |
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| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 |
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| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 |
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First appearance
1908
The first year at least five girls were named Merla! It came in at #1,862, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1909–1914, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Merla is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Merla in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Merla
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1966
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1908
- Peaked 1908 at #1,862 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1909, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 55,719
- Highest: 1 in 55,719 girls born in 1908 were named Merla (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 338,435 girls born in 1966 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 27.4% of all girls named Merla (116) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1900s | 6 | #1,862 (1908) | #1,862 |
| 1910s | 19 | #3,552 (1916) | #3,866 |
| 1920s | 59 | #2,587 (1929) | #3,606 |
| 1930s | 107 | #2,206 (1935) | #2,717 |
| 1940s | 116 | #2,311 (1942) | #2,965 |
| 1950s | 90 | #2,937 (1951) | #3,796 |
| 1960s | 27 | #4,539 (1963) | #5,527 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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