Given name & surname
Merrel
“of the shining sea”
Merrel is a variant of Merrill. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Merrel is a variant of Merrill. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Merrel is a variant of Merrill. An origin associated with Merrill is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Merrel is a variant of Merrill. The history of Merrill gives this family its wider story. Merrill’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Merrel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 269
- 259 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 15 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 boys is 5 in 1955. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a first name in 2020; 165 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Merrel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Murrell
“of the shining sea”
85% boys · 15% girls
Meril
“of the shining sea”
87% boys · 13% girls
Murrel
“of the shining sea”
80% boys · 20% girls
Murvin
“a friend of the sea”
>99% boys
Morley
“woman from the moor” · “from the meadow on the moor”
92% boys · 8% girls
Meade
“from the meadow”
99% boys · 1% girls
Mansfield
“from the field near the small river”
>99% boys
Eleck
“resembling a star”
>99% boys