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Meril

87% boys · last recorded 1960

Meril has been given to about 150 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 52
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meril per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time150

How popular is Meril?

Its best year was 1924, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 3413th. The typical living American called Meril is about 83 years old today.

Names that sound like Meril

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Merrill0.88
  2. Cecil0.70
  3. Neil0.70
  4. Emil0.70
  5. Merritt0.70
  6. Merrick0.70
  7. Merlin0.65
  8. Mervin0.65

Middle names for Meril

Ranked by flow score
  1. Meril Paul0.77
  2. Meril John0.77
  3. Meril Dean0.76
  4. Meril Blake0.76
  5. Meril Bryce0.76
  6. Meril Wade0.76

Sibling names for Meril

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.61
  2. Winonasister · 0.60
  3. Cleoeither · 0.58
  4. Ilasister · 0.57
  5. Hughbrother · 0.54
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.54

Where Meril is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Meril Anderson0.77
    2. Meril Reyes0.72
    3. Meril Nguyen0.72
    4. Meril Hall0.72
    5. Meril Green0.72
    6. Meril Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Meril

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.