Baby name

Merlene

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1940, with 93 births and the No. 721 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 66 years out of 146. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published.

2,379births since 1880

1940sgeneration

No. 721rank at its peak, in 1940

Where babies named Merlene are born

1940

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The darker the blue, the more common Merlene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Merlene is most common in Texas (7.1 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Marlene 130,573
Erlene 2,332
Verlene 1,874
Merline 1,079

Names from the same era

Hedy · Betsey · Verlene · Suellen · Marylee · Pearlene

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