Feminine dossier · first seen 1892

Meryl

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Meryl
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1956

Peak era

1956

Peak rank proxy

156

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1892Peak 19562024

Peak year

1956

Decline from peak

85.3%

2024

All-time

5,154

Meryl is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1956, when 156 girls were named Meryl.

In 2024, only 23 girls were given the name.

Down 85.3% from its peak.

All told, about 5,154 Americans have been named Meryl and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1956

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