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Girl name

Merleen

100% girls · last recorded 1962

Merleen has been given to about 113 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1949, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 80
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Merleen per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1949 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time113

How popular is Merleen?

Its best year was 1949, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 3328th. The typical living American called Merleen is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Merleen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marleen0.83
  2. Marlen0.75
  3. Eileen0.72
  4. Helen0.68
  5. Merle0.70
  6. Arleen0.71
  7. Darleen0.71
  8. Carleen0.71

Middle names for Merleen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Merleen Anne0.85
  2. Merleen Rose0.81
  3. Merleen Grace0.81
  4. Merleen Eve0.81
  5. Merleen Jane0.81
  6. Merleen Louise0.81

Sibling names for Merleen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Judithsister · 0.58
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.53
  3. Ronaldbrother · 0.52
  4. Bonniesister · 0.52
  5. Dennisbrother · 0.49
  6. Waynebrother · 0.49

Where Merleen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Merleen White0.76
    2. Merleen Hill0.76
    3. Merleen Hall0.76
    4. Merleen Brown0.76
    5. Merleen Young0.73
    6. Merleen Wright0.73

    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 Merleen

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

    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.