Merlie
- Last seen for girls in 1948 at #5,243
- Peak · girls
- 1901 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 261since 1897
Merlie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Merlie 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.
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| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 |
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| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 |
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| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 |
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| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 |
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| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 |
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| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 |
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| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 |
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| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
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| 1901 | #1,136 | 9 |
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| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
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First appearance
1897
The first year at least five girls were named Merlie! It came in at #1,385, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1900, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Merlie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Merlie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Merlie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1948
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1901 at #1,136 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1902, 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 26,594
- Highest: 1 in 26,594 girls born in 1901 were named Merlie (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 339,582 girls born in 1948 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 32.2% of all girls named Merlie (84) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1890s | 6 | #1,385 (1897) | #1,385 |
| 1900s | 23 | #1,136 (1901) | #1,470 |
| 1910s | 79 | #1,766 (1913) | #2,878 |
| 1920s | 84 | #2,378 (1921) | #3,398 |
| 1930s | 44 | #2,922 (1939) | #3,460 |
| 1940s | 25 | #3,430 (1946) | #4,515 |
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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