Given name
Maryla
“resembling a blackbird”
Maryla is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maryla is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maryla 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maryla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 8 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 8 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 175 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.
Maryla’s family of names
In German usage, Maryla is a diminutive of Maria. Maryla has a related form in Merle. In Polish usage, Maryla has a conventional equivalent in the English form Meryl.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Maryla has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Maryla
- Maryla WolskaPolish poet1873–1930
- Maryla JonasPolish musician (1911-1959)
- Maryla Wereszczakówna1799–1863
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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