Merl
Merl is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 2,574 male / 278 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Merl
If you do not know Merl’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Merl,” in English, “Guten Tag Merl,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Merl,
German
Guten Tag Merl,
French
Bonjour Merl,
Spanish
Estimado/a Merl:
Chinese
Merl您好：
Japanese
Merl様
English
Hi Merl,
German
Hi Merl,
French
Salut Merl,
Spanish
Hola Merl,
Chinese
Merl你好：
Japanese
Merlさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
United States birth data
2,574 male · 278 female · 2,852 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Merl a male or female name?
Merl is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Merl in an email?
If you do not know Merl’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Merl,” in English, “Guten Tag Merl,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Merl a unisex name?
Merl is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Merl a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/merl. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_merl,
title = {Is Merl a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/merl},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}