How Many People Are Named Merline?
An estimated 370 people in the United States have the first name Merline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Merline peaked in popularity in 1924 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merline as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Merline paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
370
About 1 in 926,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1924
37 births
Total Registered
1,079
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merline
Merline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,079 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merline as a female name
Ranked #13,494 in 2007
8 female births in 2007
Peak: 1924 (37 births)
Merline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merline span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 273 babies were registered. Merline has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merline by Decade
How has Merline tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Merline by State
Birth registrations for Merline span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Georgia, Arkansas. On average, about 38 Merlines were registered per state.
Merline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merline
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Merline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merline?
We estimate approximately 370 people named Merline are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 926,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Merline a common name?
Merline is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,079 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merline most popular?
Merline reached peak popularity in 1924, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merline is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merline a female name?
Merline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merline Smith, Merline Johnson, Merline Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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