for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Merlin name popularity in England and Wales
Merlin ranked #1796 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 14 boys named Merlin.
ONS
27 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Boys
Merlin for boys and girls
Boys
14100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Merlin in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 14 | #1796 |
| 2024 | boys | 17 | #1517 |
| 2023 | boys | 13 | #1799 |
| 2022 | boys | 26 | #1084 |
| 2021 | boys | 23 | #1184 |
| 2020 | boys | 19 | #1314 |
| 2019 | boys | 21 | #1217 |
| 2018 | boys | 17 | #1455 |
| 2017 | boys | 27 | #1068 |
| 2016 | boys | 9 | #2335 |
| 2015 | boys | 10 | #2150 |
| 2014 | boys | 8 | #2459 |
Show full history (30 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 14 | #1796 |
| 2024 | boys | 17 | #1517 |
| 2023 | boys | 13 | #1799 |
| 2022 | boys | 26 | #1084 |
| 2021 | boys | 23 | #1184 |
| 2020 | boys | 19 | #1314 |
| 2019 | boys | 21 | #1217 |
| 2018 | boys | 17 | #1455 |
| 2017 | boys | 27 | #1068 |
| 2016 | boys | 9 | #2335 |
| 2015 | boys | 10 | #2150 |
| 2014 | boys | 8 | #2459 |
| 2013 | boys | 4 | #3822 |
| 2012 | boys | 13 | #1756 |
| 2011 | boys | 10 | #2039 |
| 2010 | boys | 11 | #1911 |
| 2009 | boys | 8 | #2318 |
| 2008 | boys | 7 | #2507 |
| 2007 | boys | 7 | #2435 |
| 2006 | boys | 8 | #2087 |
| 2005 | boys | 15 | #1299 |
| 2004 | boys | 16 | #1160 |
| 2003 | boys | 16 | #1092 |
| 2002 | boys | 13 | #1190 |
| 2001 | boys | 22 | #786 |
| 2000 | boys | 13 | #1096 |
| 1999 | boys | 8 | #1505 |
| 1998 | boys | 12 | #1110 |
| 1997 | boys | 14 | #1010 |
| 1996 | boys | 10 | #1235 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.