Given name
Maryl
“resembling a blackbird”
Maryl is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maryl is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maryl is a variant of Merle. An origin associated with Merle is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maryl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 318
- 0 boys · 318 girls
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1946. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 404 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maryl’s family of names
Maryl has a related form in Merle. Maryl has a related form in Meryl.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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