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Origin & history of Meryl1
English / Gaelic roots
Meryl comes from the English / Gaelic tradition, meaning Shiny Sea.
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How popular is Meryl?
1956
peak year
Meryl has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5668), with about 24 babies named Meryl each year. In 1956, 156 babies received the name (ranked #795). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 5,585.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
156
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #795)
(ranked #795)
24
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
240
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
5,585
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Meryl1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
M4
E5
R9
Y7
L3
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Meryl🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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