Popularity in the Netherlands
Numbers
| Merle (feminine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2024 | #250 | 0.071 | |
| 2023 | #251 | 0.069 | |
| 2022 | #262 | 0.067 | |
| 2021 | #184 | 0.101 | |
| 2020 | #223 | 0.077 | |
| 2019 | #221 | 0.078 | |
| 2018 | #211 | 0.078 | |
| 2017 | #201 | 0.082 | |
| 2016 | #183 | 0.091 | |
| 2015 | #159 | 0.108 | |
| 2014 | #145 | 0.115 | |
| 2013 | #183 | 0.090 | |
| 2012 | #183 | 0.093 | |
| 2011 | #133 | 0.135 | |
| 2010 | #133 | 0.137 | |
| 2009 | #148 | 0.114 | |
| 2008 | #162 | 0.107 | |
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