Given name & surname
Merola
“resembling a blackbird”
Merola is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Merola is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Merola 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 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Merola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 0 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 7 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 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,653 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Merola’s family of names
Merola has a related form in Merle. In Greek usage, Merola as a surname is a transliteration of Μερόλα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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