Girl
Meryl
Meryl is a girl's name, a rare find in the registry, that has cooled since its 1950s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyVariant of Muriel
EtymologyMeaning "sea bright"
Births by decade
1900s
49
1910s
250
1920s
446
1930s
386
1940s
710
1950s
1,326
1960s
626
1970s
199
1980s
663
1990s
335
2000s
203
2010s
216
Peaked in the 1950s · 5,409 total U.S. births since 1900