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Merrel

96% boys · last recorded 1955

Merrel has been given to about 269 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 74
Median age today86 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Merrel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1922 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time269

How popular is Merrel?

Its best year was 1922, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 2203rd. The typical living American called Merrel is about 86 years old today.

Names that sound like Merrel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Merrill0.70
  2. Marcel0.68
  3. Hershel0.68
  4. Marvel0.68
  5. Markel0.68
  6. Darrel0.64
  7. Denzel0.62
  8. Herschel0.62

Middle names for Merrel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Merrel Paul0.77
  2. Merrel John0.77
  3. Merrel Blake0.76
  4. Merrel Wade0.76
  5. Merrel Ross0.76
  6. Merrel Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Merrel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.69
  2. Cleoeither · 0.68
  3. Winonasister · 0.67
  4. Luellasister · 0.67
  5. Archiebrother · 0.61
  6. Hughbrother · 0.61

Where Merrel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Merrel Anderson0.77
    2. Merrel White0.72
    3. Merrel Nguyen0.72
    4. Merrel Hill0.72
    5. Merrel Hall0.72
    6. Merrel 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 Merrel

    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.