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Merle vs Noah — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2024	22 \| 0/22	20,876 \| 539/20,337
2023	39 \| 0/39	19,545 \| 457/19,088
2022	27 \| 0/27	19,214 \| 479/18,735
2021	22 \| 0/22	19,324 \| 418/18,906
2020	32 \| 0/32	18,759 \| 308/18,451
2019	22 \| 0/22	19,391 \| 219/19,172
2018	23 \| 0/23	18,604 \| 175/18,429
2017	20 \| 0/20	18,678 \| 176/18,502
2016	14 \| 0/14	19,321 \| 134/19,187
2015	21 \| 0/21	19,815 \| 137/19,678

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2014	15 \| 0/15	19,445 \| 107/19,338
2013	16 \| 0/16	18,367 \| 80/18,287
2012	9 \| 0/9	17,456 \| 78/17,378
2011	18 \| 0/18	16,960 \| 79/16,881
2010	22 \| 0/22	16,558 \| 80/16,478
2009	22 \| 0/22	17,331 \| 70/17,261
2008	19 \| 0/19	15,859 \| 56/15,803
2007	17 \| 0/17	16,695 \| 92/16,603
2006	26 \| 0/26	16,393 \| 53/16,340
2005	18 \| 0/18	13,961 \| 56/13,905

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2004	26 \| 5/21	11,998 \| 87/11,911
2003	27 \| 5/22	11,906 \| 64/11,842
2002	13 \| 0/13	12,118 \| 42/12,076
2001	30 \| 0/30	13,529 \| 36/13,493
2000	26 \| 0/26	14,346 \| 64/14,282
1999	23 \| 0/23	14,987 \| 56/14,931
1998	20 \| 0/20	13,471 \| 57/13,414
1997	28 \| 0/28	9,342 \| 63/9,279
1996	28 \| 0/28	7,227 \| 43/7,184
1995	41 \| 6/35	3,844 \| 20/3,824

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1994	26 \| 0/26	2,097 \| 17/2,080
1993	40 \| 6/34	1,520 \| 17/1,503
1992	39 \| 6/33	1,438 \| 14/1,424
1991	37 \| 5/32	1,328 \| 13/1,315
1990	33 \| 0/33	1,320 \| 9/1,311
1989	41 \| 13/28	1,255 \| 13/1,242
1988	48 \| 0/48	1,077 \| 12/1,065
1987	49 \| 6/43	1,004 \| 8/996
1986	41 \| 6/35	1,051 \| 12/1,039
1985	49 \| 0/49	1,109 \| 0/1,109

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1984	57 \| 6/51	1,254 \| 8/1,246
1983	65 \| 0/65	1,560 \| 18/1,542
1982	65 \| 8/57	1,831 \| 14/1,817
1981	80 \| 13/67	1,413 \| 13/1,400
1980	64 \| 5/59	933 \| 5/928
1979	87 \| 7/80	923 \| 10/913
1978	71 \| 11/60	698 \| 9/689
1977	80 \| 0/80	690 \| 7/683
1976	70 \| 5/65	543 \| 0/543
1975	81 \| 8/73	585 \| 5/580

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1974	88 \| 9/79	548 \| 0/548
1973	106 \| 13/93	492 \| 0/492
1972	124 \| 13/111	422 \| 0/422
1971	167 \| 10/157	478 \| 0/478
1970	149 \| 18/131	347 \| 7/340
1969	128 \| 17/111	247 \| 0/247
1968	157 \| 21/136	174 \| 0/174
1967	110 \| 19/91	154 \| 0/154
1966	145 \| 24/121	157 \| 0/157
1965	183 \| 24/159	120 \| 0/120

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1964	204 \| 38/166	138 \| 0/138
1963	233 \| 46/187	124 \| 0/124
1962	233 \| 53/180	140 \| 0/140
1961	235 \| 59/176	131 \| 5/126
1960	238 \| 62/176	139 \| 0/139
1959	302 \| 75/227	153 \| 0/153
1958	327 \| 95/232	137 \| 0/137
1957	343 \| 88/255	153 \| 0/153
1956	399 \| 107/292	138 \| 0/138
1955	404 \| 115/289	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1954	444 \| 137/307	131 \| 0/131
1953	448 \| 123/325	161 \| 0/161
1952	474 \| 134/340	143 \| 0/143
1951	504 \| 136/368	154 \| 0/154
1950	536 \| 141/395	153 \| 0/153
1949	507 \| 153/354	149 \| 0/149
1948	611 \| 179/432	150 \| 0/150
1947	595 \| 203/392	156 \| 0/156
1946	612 \| 206/406	130 \| 0/130
1945	578 \| 205/373	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1944	630 \| 239/391	157 \| 0/157
1943	680 \| 232/448	155 \| 0/155
1942	717 \| 275/442	182 \| 0/182
1941	707 \| 225/482	161 \| 0/161
1940	704 \| 237/467	150 \| 0/150
1939	804 \| 275/529	122 \| 0/122
1938	789 \| 264/525	145 \| 0/145
1937	821 \| 302/519	143 \| 0/143
1936	909 \| 341/568	147 \| 0/147
1935	791 \| 270/521	175 \| 0/175

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1934	811 \| 212/599	148 \| 0/148
1933	756 \| 183/573	173 \| 0/173
1932	793 \| 200/593	182 \| 0/182
1931	875 \| 213/662	186 \| 6/180
1930	948 \| 237/711	191 \| 0/191
1929	955 \| 224/731	197 \| 0/197
1928	1,057 \| 293/764	174 \| 0/174
1927	1,119 \| 311/808	236 \| 0/236
1926	1,127 \| 340/787	235 \| 0/235
1925	1,240 \| 404/836	219 \| 0/219

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1924	1,165 \| 383/782	239 \| 0/239
1923	1,184 \| 409/775	259 \| 0/259
1922	1,229 \| 394/835	236 \| 0/236
1921	1,275 \| 442/833	247 \| 0/247
1920	1,222 \| 403/819	242 \| 0/242
1919	1,091 \| 370/721	253 \| 0/253
1918	1,170 \| 375/795	247 \| 0/247
1917	1,061 \| 360/701	219 \| 0/219
1916	977 \| 373/604	229 \| 0/229
1915	948 \| 353/595	189 \| 0/189

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1914	662 \| 247/415	171 \| 0/171
1913	563 \| 232/331	141 \| 0/141
1912	489 \| 221/268	116 \| 0/116
1911	266 \| 151/115	82 \| 0/82
1910	238 \| 138/100	87 \| 0/87
1909	196 \| 120/76	62 \| 0/62
1908	196 \| 120/76	68 \| 0/68
1907	194 \| 112/82	61 \| 0/61
1906	156 \| 84/72	60 \| 0/60
1905	169 \| 110/59	60 \| 0/60

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1904	145 \| 92/53	46 \| 0/46
1903	181 \| 112/69	48 \| 0/48
1902	170 \| 112/58	69 \| 0/69
1901	143 \| 91/52	56 \| 0/56
1900	167 \| 113/54	92 \| 0/92
1899	130 \| 88/42	47 \| 0/47
1898	126 \| 77/49	68 \| 0/68
1897	104 \| 70/34	58 \| 0/58
1896	130 \| 86/44	69 \| 0/69
1895	137 \| 91/46	72 \| 0/72

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1894	108 \| 70/38	74 \| 0/74
1893	88 \| 61/27	69 \| 0/69
1892	98 \| 60/38	79 \| 0/79
1891	80 \| 46/34	76 \| 0/76
1890	94 \| 68/26	74 \| 0/74
1889	77 \| 42/35	85 \| 0/85
1888	40 \| 25/15	83 \| 0/83
1887	36 \| 12/24	94 \| 0/94
1886	36 \| 14/22	90 \| 0/90
1885	42 \| 16/26	76 \| 0/76

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By Year

Year	Merle (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1884	35 \| 16/19	94 \| 0/94
1883	38 \| 15/23	81 \| 0/81
1882	24 \| 11/13	108 \| 0/108
1881	19 \| 6/13	81 \| 0/81
1880	23 \| 6/17	103 \| 0/103