Neutral
Merle
Merle is a gender-neutral name meaning "blackbird". It was at its most popular in the 1920s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Its single strongest year on record was 1921.
FrenchFrench "merle"
EtymologyMeaning "blackbird"
Births by decade
1900s
1,717
1910s
7,465
1920s
11,573
1930s
8,296
1940s
6,340
1950s
4,178
1960s
1,866
1970s
1,023
1980s
559
1990s
313
2000s
219
2010s
132
Peaked in the 1920s · 43,681 total U.S. births since 1900