Is Meryl a boy or girl name?
Meryl is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 0 boys were named Meryl, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 92.3% of the 5,585 US babies named Meryl were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,532
- Babies named Meryl since 1892
- 5,585
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 156 babies
Boys and girls named Meryl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1910s | 62 | 188 | 75.2% |
| 1920s | 131 | 315 | 70.6% |
| 1930s | 96 | 290 | 75.1% |
| 1940s | 83 | 627 | 88.3% |
| 1950s | 44 | 1,283 | 96.7% |
| 1960s | 15 | 611 | 97.6% |
| 1970s | 0 | 199 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 663 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 335 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 203 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 263 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 97 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,532 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,093 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,186 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,882 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,782 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,730 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,211 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,701 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,288 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,857 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,929 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,355 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,321 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,122 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,636 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,253 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,491 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,205 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,699 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,827 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,154 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,862 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,683 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,797 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,328 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,145 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,401 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,021 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,392 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,714 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,604 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,478 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,113 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,832 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,804 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,551 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,644 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,590 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,561 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,679 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,217 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,755 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,408 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,425 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,092 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,902 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,500 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,650 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,191 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,382 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,229 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,293 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,826 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,989 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,354 | 34 | #2,028 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,688 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,567 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,428 | 65 | #1,398 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,247 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,273 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,458 | 79 | #1,248 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,079 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,020 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,087 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,957 | 141 | #856 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 156 | #795 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,907 | 125 | #870 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 143 | #785 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,322 | 132 | #802 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,099 | 141 | #751 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,990 | 119 | #823 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,570 | 124 | #780 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,048 | 125 | #773 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,211 | 112 | #827 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,463 | 97 | #903 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,110 | 70 | #1,011 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,209 | 69 | #912 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,576 | 45 | #1,183 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,143 | 31 | #1,514 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,900 | 33 | #1,430 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,970 | 30 | #1,438 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,180 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,361 | 31 | #1,341 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,592 | 25 | #1,535 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,858 | 16 | #2,068 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,785 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,157 | 25 | #1,501 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,510 | 22 | #1,636 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,060 | 28 | #1,390 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,575 | 29 | #1,416 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,900 | 40 | #1,142 |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,403 | 37 | #1,244 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,900 | 30 | #1,411 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,270 | 41 | #1,199 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,256 | 25 | #1,711 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,610 | 36 | #1,321 |
| 1925 | 17 | #1,985 | 35 | #1,366 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,433 | 36 | #1,376 |
| 1923 | 17 | #1,998 | 37 | #1,296 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,204 | 22 | #1,874 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,958 | 21 | #1,965 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,413 | 32 | #1,432 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,119 | 18 | #2,035 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,649 | 29 | #1,484 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,880 | 29 | #1,394 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,353 | 22 | #1,664 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,562 | 19 | #1,772 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,709 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,389 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,788 | 21 | #1,167 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,901 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,884 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,426 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,509 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,513 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,498 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,530 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,543 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,866 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,235 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,496 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,748 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,585 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,400 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Meryl reached #1,900 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #751 in 1952. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.