Given name
Murle
“resembling a blackbird”
Murle is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Murle is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Murle 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 1902. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 475
- 286 boys · 189 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 27 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 6 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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