Is Mearl a boy or girl name?

Mearl is a unisex name. Of the 1,638 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 26.1% were girls and 73.9% were boys.

Mearl

Recorded 1893–1977 · United States

Mearl was most popular in 1915, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,658 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,638 people named Mearl.

Mearl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mearl’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mearl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mearl is a unisex name — 26.1% of the 1,638 Americans given it were girls and 73.9% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org