Meryl Girl
How popular is Meryl?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Meryl in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
3,908living people named Meryl (est.)
62median age of people named Meryl
5,599babies named Meryl since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Meryl popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▼ 2920 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-76% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,254 in 2015, #5,483 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (156 girls) |
| Highest rank | #746 in 1952 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Meryl counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Meryl family of names ranked #3,284 for girls in 2025 (#3,047 the year before), with 28 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Meryl | 12 | 43% |
| Meral | 16 | 57% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Meryl by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 31 | #1,171 |
| 1900s | 49 | #1,416 |
| 1910s | 188 | #1,143 |
| 1920s | 315 | #1,190 |
| 1930s | 290 | #1,127 |
| 1940s | 627 | #771 |
| 1950s | 1,283 | #746 |
| 1960s | 611 | #1,072 |
| 1970s | 199 | #2,267 |
| 1980s | 663 | #1,538 |
| 1990s | 335 | #2,459 |
| 2000s | 203 | #5,109 |
| 2010s | 263 | #3,254 |
| 2020s | 110 | #5,440 |
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Questions
- Is Meryl a boy or girl name?
- Meryl is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Meryl were girls.
- How popular is the name Meryl?
- 12 baby girls were named Meryl in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
- When was Meryl most popular?
- Meryl peaked in 1956, when 156 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #746 in 1952.
- How many people are named Meryl?
- 5,599 babies have been named Meryl in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,908 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.