Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 0.090% 0.072% 0.054% 0.036% 0.018% 1880 2022
         

Numbers

 Merle (masculine)   Merle (feminine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2022 - - - -
2021 - - - -
2020 - - - -
2019 - - - -
2018 - - - -
2017 - - - -
2016 - - - -
2015 - - - -
2014 - - - -
2013 - - - -
2012 - - - -
2011 - - - -
2010 - - - -
2009 - - - -
2008 - - - -
2007 - - - -
2006 - - - -
2005 - - - -
2004 - - - -
2003 - - - -
2002 - - - -
2001 - - - -
2000 - - - -
1999 - - - -
1998 - - - -
1997 - - - -
1996 - - - -
1995 - - - -
1994 - - - -
1993 - - - -
1992 - - - -
1991 - - - -
1990 - - - -
1989 - - - -
1988 - - - -
1987 - - - -
1986 - - - -
1985 - - - -
1984 - - - -
1983 - - - -
1982 - - - -
1981 - - - -
1980 - - - -
1979 #989 0.004
- -
1978 - - - -
1977 #955 0.005
- -
1976 - - - -
1975 #960 0.004
- -
1974 #914 0.005
- -
1973 #824 0.006
- -
1972 #753 0.007
- -
1971 #656 0.009
- -
1970 #717 0.007
- -
1969 #743 0.006
- -
1968 #649 0.008
- -
1967 #764 0.005
- -
1966 #672 0.007
- -
1965 #605 0.008
- -
1964 #607 0.008
- -
1963 #580 0.009
- -
1962 #582 0.009
- -
1961 #595 0.008
- -
1960 #588 0.008
- -
1959 #518 0.011
- -
1958 #506 0.011
- -
1957 #490 0.012
- -
1956 #441 0.014
#976 0.005
1955 #431 0.014
#921 0.006
1954 #410 0.015
#802 0.007
1953 #388 0.016
#835 0.006
1952 #366 0.017
#770 0.007
1951 #360 0.019
#753 0.007
1950 #339 0.022
#721 0.008
1949 #357 0.020
#675 0.009
1948 #321 0.024
#618 0.010
1947 #344 0.021
#599 0.011
1946 #319 0.025
#549 0.013
1945 #307 0.027
#510 0.015
1944 #305 0.028
#466 0.017
1943 #290 0.031
#486 0.016
1942 #288 0.031
#440 0.020
1941 #254 0.038
#463 0.018
1940 #254 0.039
#443 0.020
1939 #225 0.047
#406 0.024
1938 #228 0.046
#415 0.023
1937 #228 0.047
#370 0.027
1936 #209 0.053
#337 0.032
1935 #226 0.049
#389 0.025
1934 #207 0.056
#447 0.020
1933 #204 0.056
#476 0.017
1932 #210 0.055
#459 0.018
1931 #198 0.062
#441 0.019
1930 #196 0.063
#436 0.020
1929 #188 0.066
#440 0.019
1928 #186 0.067
#389 0.025
1927 #178 0.070
#386 0.025
1926 #180 0.069
#365 0.028
1925 #175 0.073
#333 0.032
1924 #184 0.067
#346 0.030
1923 #180 0.068
#321 0.033
1922 #172 0.074
#330 0.032
1921 #173 0.073
#311 0.035
1920 #171 0.074
#324 0.032
1919 #182 0.071
#331 0.031
1918 #170 0.076
#332 0.031
1917 #178 0.073
#327 0.032
1916 #190 0.065
#312 0.034
1915 #186 0.068
#315 0.034
1914 #201 0.061
#336 0.031
1913 #202 0.062
#313 0.035
1912 #206 0.059
#307 0.038
1911 #236 0.048
#320 0.034
1910 #235 0.048
#333 0.033
1909 #254 0.043
#331 0.033
1908 #244 0.046
#322 0.034
1907 #224 0.052
#329 0.033
1906 #229 0.050
#368 0.027
1905 #254 0.041
#321 0.035
1904 #260 0.038
#339 0.031
1903 #216 0.053
#293 0.040
1902 #242 0.044
#298 0.040
1901 #237 0.045
#316 0.036
1900 #281 0.033
#310 0.036
1899 #257 0.036
#319 0.036
1898 #252 0.037
#355 0.028
1897 #316 0.028
#351 0.028
1896 #277 0.034
#312 0.034
1895 #262 0.036
#303 0.037
1894 #285 0.030
#333 0.030
1893 #341 0.022
#343 0.027
1892 #298 0.029
#338 0.027
1891 #277 0.031
#365 0.023
1890 #345 0.022
#301 0.034
1889 #284 0.029
#371 0.022
1888 #505 0.012
#503 0.013
1887 #333 0.022
#661 0.008
1886 #369 0.018
#606 0.009
1885 #332 0.022
#542 0.011
1884 #416 0.015
#520 0.012
1883 #346 0.020
#499 0.012
1882 #514 0.011
#560 0.010
1881 #487 0.012
#740 0.006
1880 #425 0.014
#738 0.006