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Is Merle a Male or Female Name?

Merle is predominantly a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Merle globally is 15.9% males and 84.1% females. The country with the highest male ratio is United States with 50.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Netherlands with 97.7%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Merle in percentages: Globally: 15.9% males, 84.1% females, United States: 50.0% males, 50.0% females, Germany: 3.2% males, 96.8% females, South Africa: 2.9% males, 97.1% females, Netherlands: 2.3% males, 97.7% females, Canada: 38.6% males, 61.4% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Merle are 65+ years old, making up 42.9% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 35-44.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Merle in each age group: 25-34: 27.6%, 35-44: 7.9%, 45-54: 8.8%, 55-64: 12.8%, 65+: 42.9%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Merle is Germany with 0.0111% of the population. Following is Netherlands and South Africa.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Merle measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Merle year over year: 1956: 0.0013‰, 1957: 0.0021‰, 1958: 0.0022‰, 1959: 0.0023‰, 1960: 0.0018‰, 1961: 0.0024‰, 1962: 0.0014‰, 1963: 0.0009‰, 1964: 0.0013‰, 1965: 0.0005‰, 1966: 0.0013‰, 1967: 0.0009‰, 1968: 0.0014‰, 1969: 0.001‰, 1970: 0.001‰, 1971: 0.0008‰, 1972: 0.0008‰, 1973: 0.0008‰, 1974: 0.0011‰, 1975: 0.0009‰, 1976: 0.001‰, 1977: 0.0008‰, 1978: 0.0006‰, 1979: 0.0007‰, 1980: 0.0007‰, 1981: 0.0006‰, 1982: 0.0007‰, 1983: 0.0007‰, 1984: 0.0009‰, 1985: 0.0007‰, 1986: 0.0009‰, 1987: 0.0007‰, 1988: 0.0008‰, 1989: 0.0008‰, 1990: 0.0009‰, 1991: 0.0013‰, 1992: 0.002‰, 1993: 0.0022‰, 1994: 0.0041‰, 1995: 0.008‰, 1996: 0.01‰, 1997: 0.0081‰, 1998: 0.0012‰, 1999: 0.0017‰

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