US Popularity:8688
Origin:French
Meaning:blackbird
Merle as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Merle), is pronounced merl. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Merle is "blackbird".
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Famous People Named Merle

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  • Merle Haggard
    Musician

Merle Name Popularity Data

The Bump Ranking

Overall:Merle is currently #4226 on The Bump
Boy:Merle is currently #2826 on The Bump Boy Names
Girl:Merle is currently #2346 on The Bump Girl Names

U.S. Births

Overall:Merle is currently #8688 in U.S. births
Boy:Merle is currently #9215 in U.S. births
Girl:Merle is currently #27859 in U.S. births

Yearly Ranking Change:

Year:
2004
Gender:
Girl
#27859
in 2004
- 686
from 2003
In comparison to the previous year's data

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