Merle
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French
"blackbird"
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Updated Wed Feb 04 2026
The name Merle is currently ranked #986 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #295 in 1903. It is currently rising in popularity. Merle is occasionally used for boys in 2024.
- Merle Rank in US Top 1000
- Names Similar to Merle
- Famous People Named Merle
- The name Merle in Pop Culture
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# 986 in the US
Merle Rank in US Top 1000
Popularity of the name Merle
- 72Germany2025
- 143Netherlands2015
- 43Denmark2024
- 53Estonia2025
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Famous People Named Merle
- Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson)Anglo,Indian actress
- Merle Greene RobertsonAmerican artist and academic
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- Merle GinsbergAmerican fashion writer, judge on RuPaul's Drag Race
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- Merle Kinbona'woman of Bournehills, a representation of Barbados' in The Chosen Place, the Timeless People (1969) by Paule Marshall
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