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Merlene Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Merlene?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Merlene is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #723 in 1940 with 93 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Merlene in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Merlene, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1920-1924, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1958-1964.

Merlene's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Merlene has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Merlene?

Merlene's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Merlene is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Merlene has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Merlene (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 5 11,526
1983 < 5 --
1982 6 9,997
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 6 9,289
1977 7 8,090
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 6 8,335
1973 8 6,452
1972 7 7,013
1971 7 7,090
1970 12 4,672
1969 13 4,099
1968 5 7,776
1967 14 3,594
1966 19 2,908
1965 19 2,891
1964 15 3,465
1963 19 2,930
1962 22 2,641
1961 25 2,449
1960 30 2,132
1959 40 1,752
1958 40 1,715
1957 36 1,830
1956 36 1,788
1955 50 1,436
1954 41 1,597
1953 48 1,420
1952 44 1,466
1951 48 1,353
1950 49 1,313
1949 47 1,349
1948 56 1,217
1947 49 1,307
1946 75 967
1945 57 1,026
1944 66 958
1943 62 1,012
1942 70 942
1941 57 973
1940 93 723
1939 63 886
1938 83 770
1937 81 760
1936 74 790
1935 79 764
1934 68 825
1933 69 804
1932 62 897
1931 66 853
1930 42 1,157
1929 56 966
1928 54 1,024
1927 29 1,545
1926 30 1,503
1925 25 1,732
1924 37 1,345
1923 24 1,761
1922 18 2,162
1921 19 2,093
1920 15 2,434
1919 23 1,727
1918 15 2,345
1917 7 3,977
1916 12 2,607
1915 7 3,677
1914 7 3,078
1913 5 3,532
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.