Merlin

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Merlin is a given name of Welsh origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 15,891 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 14,987 as boys and 904 as girls. Merlin gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1927 and has since declined significantly. It is the #2,108 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 85
2023 75
2022 60
2021 82
2020 69
2019 63
2018 69
2017 68
2016 51
2015 47
2014 46
2013 45
2012 54
2011 43
2010 38
2009 57
2008 66
2007 68
2006 71
2005 55
2004 57
2003 74
2002 58
2001 68
2000 59
1999 54
1998 55
1997 37
1996 52
1995 59
1994 46
1993 47
1992 52
1991 53
1990 54
1989 35
1988 49
1987 45
1986 34
1985 44
1984 39
1983 47
1982 50
1981 42
1980 54
1979 45
1978 48
1977 48
1976 53
1975 48
1974 57
1973 55
1972 77
1971 65
1970 48
1969 74
1968 65
1967 73
1966 96
1965 81
1964 100
1963 109
1962 95
1961 110
1960 105
1959 130
1958 161
1957 152
1956 155
1955 181
1954 159
1953 158
1952 162
1951 176
1950 175
1949 155
1948 167
1947 174
1946 214
1945 194
1944 208
1943 271
1942 225
1941 264
1940 256
1939 254
1938 284
1937 257
1936 289
1935 319
1934 289
1933 311
1932 324
1931 378
1930 338
1929 340
1928 314
1927 405
1926 382
1925 359
1924 347
1923 276
1922 338
1921 353
1920 321
1919 259
1918 280
1917 242
1916 231
1915 179
1914 127
1913 85
1912 82
1911 33
1910 23
1909 20
1908 30
1907 21
1906 12
1905 10
1904 14
1903 9
1902 14
1901 13
1900 8
1899 8
1898 7
1896 6
1895 10
1891 6
1890 5
1887 8
1885 6