for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Merlin name popularity in the United States
Merlin ranked #2332 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 59 boys named Merlin.
SSA
389 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Merlin for boys and girls
Girls
1419.2% in 2025 · data from 1901 to 2025
Boys
5980.8% in 2025 · data from 1885 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 | 59 | #2332 |
| 2025 | girls | 14 | #7491 |
| 2024 | boys | 73 | #2057 |
| 2024 | girls | 13 | #7967 |
| 2023 | boys | 62 | #2277 |
| 2023 | girls | 13 | #8055 |
| 2022 | boys | 49 | #2675 |
| 2022 | girls | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | boys | 70 | #2079 |
| 2021 | girls | 12 | #8464 |
| 2020 | boys | 52 | #2467 |
| 2020 | girls | 17 | #6629 |
Show full history (218 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 59 | #2332 |
| 2025 | girls | 14 | #7491 |
| 2024 | boys | 73 | #2057 |
| 2024 | girls | 13 | #7967 |
| 2023 | boys | 62 | #2277 |
| 2023 | girls | 13 | #8055 |
| 2022 | boys | 49 | #2675 |
| 2022 | girls | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | boys | 70 | #2079 |
| 2021 | girls | 12 | #8464 |
| 2020 | boys | 52 | #2467 |
| 2020 | girls | 17 | #6629 |
| 2019 | boys | 53 | #2491 |
| 2019 | girls | 10 | #9736 |
| 2018 | boys | 57 | #2325 |
| 2018 | girls | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | boys | 54 | #2388 |
| 2017 | girls | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | boys | 40 | #2935 |
| 2016 | girls | 11 | #9411 |
| 2015 | boys | 35 | #3231 |
| 2015 | girls | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | boys | 34 | #3234 |
| 2014 | girls | 12 | #8966 |
| 2013 | boys | 37 | #2998 |
| 2013 | girls | 8 | #11969 |
| 2012 | boys | 39 | #2954 |
| 2012 | girls | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | boys | 31 | #3434 |
| 2011 | girls | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | boys | 24 | #4099 |
| 2010 | girls | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | boys | 40 | #2946 |
| 2009 | girls | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | boys | 40 | #2946 |
| 2008 | girls | 26 | #5434 |
| 2007 | boys | 43 | #2765 |
| 2007 | girls | 25 | #5526 |
| 2006 | boys | 49 | #2477 |
| 2006 | girls | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | boys | 37 | #2846 |
| 2005 | girls | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | boys | 46 | #2419 |
| 2004 | girls | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | boys | 44 | #2392 |
| 2003 | girls | 30 | #4307 |
| 2002 | boys | 43 | #2372 |
| 2002 | girls | 15 | #7045 |
| 2001 | boys | 54 | #1982 |
| 2001 | girls | 14 | #7317 |
| 2000 | boys | 47 | #2136 |
| 2000 | girls | 12 | #8027 |
| 1999 | boys | 49 | #1966 |
| 1999 | girls | 5 | #14411 |
| 1998 | boys | 45 | #2068 |
| 1998 | girls | 10 | #8584 |
| 1997 | boys | 30 | #2613 |
| 1997 | girls | 7 | #10836 |
| 1996 | boys | 39 | #2145 |
| 1996 | girls | 14 | #6392 |
| 1995 | boys | 40 | #2055 |
| 1995 | girls | 19 | #5019 |
| 1994 | boys | 28 | #2618 |
| 1994 | girls | 18 | #5249 |
| 1993 | boys | 41 | #1969 |
| 1993 | girls | 6 | #11780 |
| 1992 | boys | 33 | #2253 |
| 1992 | girls | 19 | #5051 |
| 1991 | boys | 42 | #1867 |
| 1991 | girls | 11 | #7430 |
| 1990 | boys | 44 | #1780 |
| 1990 | girls | 10 | #7880 |
| 1989 | boys | 27 | #2416 |
| 1989 | girls | 8 | #8761 |
| 1988 | boys | 49 | #1514 |
| 1987 | boys | 39 | #1709 |
| 1987 | girls | 6 | #9825 |
| 1986 | boys | 34 | #1791 |
| 1985 | boys | 44 | #1504 |
| 1984 | boys | 39 | #1556 |
| 1983 | boys | 40 | #1516 |
| 1983 | girls | 7 | #8047 |
| 1982 | boys | 45 | #1415 |
| 1982 | girls | 5 | #10517 |
| 1981 | boys | 42 | #1479 |
| 1980 | boys | 48 | #1357 |
| 1980 | girls | 6 | #9095 |
| 1979 | boys | 45 | #1390 |
| 1978 | boys | 48 | #1299 |
| 1977 | boys | 48 | #1289 |
| 1976 | boys | 53 | #1179 |
| 1975 | boys | 48 | #1228 |
| 1974 | boys | 57 | #1091 |
| 1973 | boys | 50 | #1163 |
| 1973 | girls | 5 | #8423 |
| 1972 | boys | 71 | #960 |
| 1972 | girls | 6 | #7292 |
| 1971 | boys | 65 | #1007 |
| 1970 | boys | 48 | #1192 |
| 1969 | boys | 74 | #885 |
| 1968 | boys | 65 | #893 |
| 1967 | boys | 73 | #836 |
| 1966 | boys | 87 | #778 |
| 1966 | girls | 9 | #4493 |
| 1965 | boys | 81 | #820 |
| 1964 | boys | 95 | #774 |
| 1964 | girls | 5 | #6767 |
| 1963 | boys | 108 | #746 |
| 1962 | boys | 96 | #776 |
| 1961 | boys | 110 | #735 |
| 1960 | boys | 105 | #752 |
| 1959 | boys | 130 | #669 |
| 1958 | boys | 156 | #615 |
| 1958 | girls | 5 | #6103 |
| 1957 | boys | 147 | #634 |
| 1957 | girls | 5 | #6086 |
| 1956 | boys | 150 | #622 |
| 1956 | girls | 5 | #5952 |
| 1955 | boys | 175 | #555 |
| 1955 | girls | 6 | #5208 |
| 1954 | boys | 151 | #600 |
| 1954 | girls | 8 | #4278 |
| 1953 | boys | 158 | #567 |
| 1952 | boys | 156 | #559 |
| 1952 | girls | 6 | #4908 |
| 1951 | boys | 176 | #514 |
| 1950 | boys | 175 | #506 |
| 1949 | boys | 150 | #544 |
| 1949 | girls | 5 | #5244 |
| 1948 | boys | 155 | #532 |
| 1948 | girls | 12 | #2974 |
| 1947 | boys | 163 | #529 |
| 1947 | girls | 11 | #3240 |
| 1946 | boys | 207 | #442 |
| 1946 | girls | 7 | #3994 |
| 1945 | boys | 187 | #437 |
| 1945 | girls | 7 | #3676 |
| 1944 | boys | 208 | #419 |
| 1943 | boys | 266 | #375 |
| 1943 | girls | 5 | #4691 |
| 1942 | boys | 217 | #418 |
| 1942 | girls | 8 | #3444 |
| 1941 | boys | 258 | #364 |
| 1941 | girls | 6 | #3954 |
| 1940 | boys | 249 | #364 |
| 1940 | girls | 7 | #3503 |
| 1939 | boys | 245 | #358 |
| 1939 | girls | 9 | #2922 |
| 1938 | boys | 284 | #331 |
| 1937 | boys | 257 | #339 |
| 1936 | boys | 274 | #329 |
| 1936 | girls | 15 | #2032 |
| 1935 | boys | 308 | #310 |
| 1935 | girls | 11 | #2575 |
| 1934 | boys | 283 | #323 |
| 1934 | girls | 6 | #3802 |
| 1933 | boys | 302 | #307 |
| 1933 | girls | 9 | #2868 |
| 1932 | boys | 314 | #309 |
| 1932 | girls | 10 | #2831 |
| 1931 | boys | 363 | #291 |
| 1931 | girls | 15 | #2105 |
| 1930 | boys | 333 | #311 |
| 1930 | girls | 5 | #4550 |
| 1929 | boys | 328 | #305 |
| 1929 | girls | 12 | #2587 |
| 1928 | boys | 307 | #320 |
| 1928 | girls | 7 | #3743 |
| 1927 | boys | 389 | #287 |
| 1927 | girls | 16 | #2256 |
| 1926 | boys | 368 | #296 |
| 1926 | girls | 14 | #2474 |
| 1925 | boys | 343 | #307 |
| 1925 | girls | 16 | #2283 |
| 1924 | boys | 337 | #312 |
| 1924 | girls | 10 | #3144 |
| 1923 | boys | 266 | #365 |
| 1923 | girls | 10 | #3125 |
| 1922 | boys | 328 | #316 |
| 1922 | girls | 10 | #3152 |
| 1921 | boys | 342 | #315 |
| 1921 | girls | 11 | #2941 |
| 1920 | boys | 314 | #327 |
| 1920 | girls | 7 | #3957 |
| 1919 | boys | 251 | #365 |
| 1919 | girls | 8 | #3452 |
| 1918 | boys | 268 | #355 |
| 1918 | girls | 12 | #2674 |
| 1917 | boys | 230 | #368 |
| 1917 | girls | 12 | #2552 |
| 1916 | boys | 220 | #369 |
| 1916 | girls | 11 | #2658 |
| 1915 | boys | 179 | #402 |
| 1914 | boys | 127 | #425 |
| 1913 | boys | 85 | #465 |
| 1912 | boys | 76 | #450 |
| 1912 | girls | 6 | #2634 |
| 1911 | boys | 33 | #514 |
| 1910 | boys | 23 | #598 |
| 1909 | boys | 20 | #590 |
| 1908 | boys | 30 | #438 |
| 1907 | boys | 21 | #511 |
| 1906 | boys | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | boys | 10 | #786 |
| 1904 | boys | 14 | #612 |
| 1903 | boys | 9 | #783 |
| 1902 | boys | 14 | #583 |
| 1901 | boys | 7 | #858 |
| 1901 | girls | 6 | #1466 |
| 1900 | boys | 8 | #968 |
| 1899 | boys | 8 | #786 |
| 1898 | boys | 7 | #885 |
| 1896 | boys | 6 | #982 |
| 1895 | boys | 10 | #685 |
| 1891 | boys | 6 | #841 |
| 1890 | boys | 5 | #994 |
| 1887 | boys | 8 | #679 |
| 1885 | boys | 6 | #836 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.