Meryl

A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning blackbird; a form of Merle.

Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Meryl by the numbers

Meryl was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 156 babies in 1956, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Meryl. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Merlynsea fortress; a form of Merlin15 in the US (2017)
  • Merit27 in the US (2017)
  • Mekel6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Meryl

Names that are said the same way as Meryl, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Merleblackbird20 in the US (2017)
  • Merrillfamous by the lake or pleasant boundary13 in the US (2017)
  • Meral10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Meeral4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Meryl

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