unisex name
Mearle
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 108
Mearle is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 24% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1948 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1917, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Mearle over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1948, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 |
| 1920s | 47 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s (to 1948) | 6 |
How popular is Mearle?
In 1948, Mearle was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mearle
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mearle also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mearle over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mearle
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mearle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mearle
How popular is the name Mearle?
In 1948, Mearle was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Mearle a girl's or a boy's name?
Mearle is used for both girls and boys. About 24% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Mearle most popular?
Mearle peaked in 1917, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.