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Merla Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Merla?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

Uncommon, Merla would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,026 in 1908.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1949 with 16 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Merla in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

clearly downward trends happened around 1949-1952.

Merla's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Merla has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Merla?

Merla's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Merla is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Merla (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 < 5 --
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 5 7,261
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 9 4,782
1962 < 5 --
1961 7 5,662
1960 6 6,158
1959 < 5 --
1958 10 4,096
1957 7 5,216
1956 9 4,360
1955 9 4,280
1954 11 3,634
1953 8 4,463
1952 12 3,328
1951 13 3,057
1950 11 3,362
1949 16 2,590
1948 7 4,495
1947 13 3,015
1946 15 2,556
1945 14 2,414
1944 7 3,951
1943 14 2,519
1942 15 2,375
1941 7 3,846
1940 8 3,418
1939 10 2,866
1938 12 2,529
1937 11 2,674
1936 13 2,352
1935 14 2,271
1934 8 3,369
1933 6 4,067
1932 14 2,324
1931 10 2,913
1930 9 3,246
1929 12 2,684
1928 10 3,089
1927 7 4,144
1926 5 5,376
1925 10 3,288
1924 9 3,581
1923 < 5 --
1922 < 5 --
1921 6 4,898
1920 < 5 --
1919 6 4,625
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 7 3,804
1915 6 4,088
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 6 2,026
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.