Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Merline

Gender

Female

Origin

French
blackbird

Pronunciation

m(e)-rli-ne, mer-line

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #1328, 37 births); most recent 2007 (rank #12654, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #2917, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4084, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20225
20215
20203
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence