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Merl vs Noah — Popularity Comparison

Latest years first · counts are girls + boys combined (split shown in table).

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2024	0 \| 0/0	20,876 \| 539/20,337
2023	0 \| 0/0	19,545 \| 457/19,088
2022	0 \| 0/0	19,214 \| 479/18,735
2021	0 \| 0/0	19,324 \| 418/18,906
2020	0 \| 0/0	18,759 \| 308/18,451
2019	0 \| 0/0	19,391 \| 219/19,172
2018	0 \| 0/0	18,604 \| 175/18,429
2017	0 \| 0/0	18,678 \| 176/18,502
2016	0 \| 0/0	19,321 \| 134/19,187
2015	0 \| 0/0	19,815 \| 137/19,678

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2014	0 \| 0/0	19,445 \| 107/19,338
2013	0 \| 0/0	18,367 \| 80/18,287
2012	0 \| 0/0	17,456 \| 78/17,378
2011	0 \| 0/0	16,960 \| 79/16,881
2010	0 \| 0/0	16,558 \| 80/16,478
2009	0 \| 0/0	17,331 \| 70/17,261
2008	0 \| 0/0	15,859 \| 56/15,803
2007	0 \| 0/0	16,695 \| 92/16,603
2006	0 \| 0/0	16,393 \| 53/16,340
2005	0 \| 0/0	13,961 \| 56/13,905

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2004	0 \| 0/0	11,998 \| 87/11,911
2003	0 \| 0/0	11,906 \| 64/11,842
2002	0 \| 0/0	12,118 \| 42/12,076
2001	0 \| 0/0	13,529 \| 36/13,493
2000	0 \| 0/0	14,346 \| 64/14,282
1999	0 \| 0/0	14,987 \| 56/14,931
1998	0 \| 0/0	13,471 \| 57/13,414
1997	0 \| 0/0	9,342 \| 63/9,279
1996	0 \| 0/0	7,227 \| 43/7,184
1995	0 \| 0/0	3,844 \| 20/3,824

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1994	0 \| 0/0	2,097 \| 17/2,080
1993	0 \| 0/0	1,520 \| 17/1,503
1992	0 \| 0/0	1,438 \| 14/1,424
1991	0 \| 0/0	1,328 \| 13/1,315
1990	0 \| 0/0	1,320 \| 9/1,311
1989	0 \| 0/0	1,255 \| 13/1,242
1988	0 \| 0/0	1,077 \| 12/1,065
1987	0 \| 0/0	1,004 \| 8/996
1986	5 \| 0/5	1,051 \| 12/1,039
1985	5 \| 0/5	1,109 \| 0/1,109

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1984	5 \| 0/5	1,254 \| 8/1,246
1983	0 \| 0/0	1,560 \| 18/1,542
1982	0 \| 0/0	1,831 \| 14/1,817
1981	0 \| 0/0	1,413 \| 13/1,400
1980	0 \| 0/0	933 \| 5/928
1979	0 \| 0/0	923 \| 10/913
1978	0 \| 0/0	698 \| 9/689
1977	8 \| 0/8	690 \| 7/683
1976	6 \| 0/6	543 \| 0/543
1975	7 \| 0/7	585 \| 5/580

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1974	10 \| 0/10	548 \| 0/548
1973	10 \| 0/10	492 \| 0/492
1972	13 \| 0/13	422 \| 0/422
1971	7 \| 0/7	478 \| 0/478
1970	8 \| 0/8	347 \| 7/340
1969	14 \| 0/14	247 \| 0/247
1968	10 \| 0/10	174 \| 0/174
1967	13 \| 0/13	154 \| 0/154
1966	11 \| 5/6	157 \| 0/157
1965	15 \| 0/15	120 \| 0/120

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1964	16 \| 0/16	138 \| 0/138
1963	24 \| 0/24	124 \| 0/124
1962	12 \| 0/12	140 \| 0/140
1961	21 \| 0/21	131 \| 5/126
1960	14 \| 0/14	139 \| 0/139
1959	18 \| 0/18	153 \| 0/153
1958	26 \| 0/26	137 \| 0/137
1957	22 \| 0/22	153 \| 0/153
1956	25 \| 0/25	138 \| 0/138
1955	24 \| 0/24	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1954	16 \| 0/16	131 \| 0/131
1953	31 \| 0/31	161 \| 0/161
1952	37 \| 0/37	143 \| 0/143
1951	38 \| 6/32	154 \| 0/154
1950	34 \| 0/34	153 \| 0/153
1949	30 \| 0/30	149 \| 0/149
1948	42 \| 0/42	150 \| 0/150
1947	37 \| 0/37	156 \| 0/156
1946	25 \| 0/25	130 \| 0/130
1945	29 \| 0/29	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1944	30 \| 0/30	157 \| 0/157
1943	39 \| 0/39	155 \| 0/155
1942	43 \| 6/37	182 \| 0/182
1941	34 \| 5/29	161 \| 0/161
1940	40 \| 7/33	150 \| 0/150
1939	32 \| 5/27	122 \| 0/122
1938	42 \| 0/42	145 \| 0/145
1937	49 \| 5/44	143 \| 0/143
1936	51 \| 8/43	147 \| 0/147
1935	39 \| 8/31	175 \| 0/175

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1934	46 \| 0/46	148 \| 0/148
1933	39 \| 6/33	173 \| 0/173
1932	48 \| 0/48	182 \| 0/182
1931	53 \| 0/53	186 \| 6/180
1930	53 \| 9/44	191 \| 0/191
1929	68 \| 8/60	197 \| 0/197
1928	66 \| 5/61	174 \| 0/174
1927	73 \| 8/65	236 \| 0/236
1926	85 \| 15/70	235 \| 0/235
1925	79 \| 9/70	219 \| 0/219

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1924	79 \| 13/66	239 \| 0/239
1923	80 \| 10/70	259 \| 0/259
1922	92 \| 9/83	236 \| 0/236
1921	80 \| 6/74	247 \| 0/247
1920	89 \| 15/74	242 \| 0/242
1919	91 \| 9/82	253 \| 0/253
1918	90 \| 11/79	247 \| 0/247
1917	80 \| 11/69	219 \| 0/219
1916	80 \| 6/74	229 \| 0/229
1915	67 \| 10/57	189 \| 0/189

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1914	63 \| 11/52	171 \| 0/171
1913	43 \| 5/38	141 \| 0/141
1912	43 \| 12/31	116 \| 0/116
1911	9 \| 0/9	82 \| 0/82
1910	12 \| 0/12	87 \| 0/87
1909	7 \| 0/7	62 \| 0/62
1908	18 \| 7/11	68 \| 0/68
1907	18 \| 0/18	61 \| 0/61
1906	12 \| 5/7	60 \| 0/60
1905	0 \| 0/0	60 \| 0/60

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1904	7 \| 0/7	46 \| 0/46
1903	14 \| 7/7	48 \| 0/48
1902	5 \| 0/5	69 \| 0/69
1901	7 \| 0/7	56 \| 0/56
1900	0 \| 0/0	92 \| 0/92
1899	10 \| 0/10	47 \| 0/47
1898	13 \| 8/5	68 \| 0/68
1897	8 \| 0/8	58 \| 0/58
1896	9 \| 0/9	69 \| 0/69
1895	13 \| 8/5	72 \| 0/72

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	74 \| 0/74
1893	6 \| 0/6	69 \| 0/69
1892	6 \| 0/6	79 \| 0/79
1891	9 \| 0/9	76 \| 0/76
1890	0 \| 0/0	74 \| 0/74
1889	0 \| 0/0	85 \| 0/85
1888	0 \| 0/0	83 \| 0/83
1887	8 \| 0/8	94 \| 0/94
1886	7 \| 0/7	90 \| 0/90
1885	0 \| 0/0	76 \| 0/76

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By Year

Year	Merl (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	94 \| 0/94
1883	0 \| 0/0	81 \| 0/81
1882	0 \| 0/0	108 \| 0/108
1881	0 \| 0/0	81 \| 0/81
1880	0 \| 0/0	103 \| 0/103