—2024 rank
1925peak year
29,932babies named Merle since 1880
▷ 0%5-year trend
Merle popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Merle mean?
From the French merle, meaning blackbird, from Latin merula, also an English surname; used for both sexes in the early twentieth century.
OriginFrench
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, nature
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