Given name
Meryll
“of the shining sea”
Meryll is a variant of Merrill. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meryll is a variant of Merrill. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Meryll 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 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Meryll 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
Meryll through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 5 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 5 in 1951. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meryll’s family of names
Meryll has a related form in Merrill. Meryll has a related form in Meryl.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Meryll
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Meryll, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Marylee
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