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Merle
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32% girls / 68% boys
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Where babies named Merle are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Merle is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Merle is most common in South Dakota (8.6 times), Iowa (6.8) and Nebraska (5.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Merle are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Merle is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Merle is most common in Utah (3.7 times), Arkansas (2.2) and Alabama (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Myrle 2,405
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 44% | 56% |
| 1890s | 65% | 35% |
| 1900s | 62% | 38% |
| 1910s | 38% | 62% |
| 1920s | 31% | 69% |
| 1930s | 30% | 70% |
| 1940s | 34% | 66% |
| 1950s | 28% | 72% |
| 1960s | 19% | 81% |
| 1970s | 9% | 91% |
| 1980s | 10% | 90% |
| 1990s | 7% | 93% |
| 2000s | 4% | 96% |
| 2010s | 0% | 100% |
| 2020s | 3% | 97% |