Merlin
In 2025, Merlin had a published SSA count of 59 in the boys series and ranked 2332 among names in that series.
Rank
#2332
Count
59
Year
2025
Trend
Stable
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
5.8%
1901–2025 · 919 total across published yearly counts
boys series
94.2%
1885–2025 · 15K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1927
Peak Count
389
Change Since Peak
-84.8%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
13.5%
10-Year Change
68.6%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 59 |
| 2025 | girls | 14 |
| 2024 | boys | 73 |
| 2024 | girls | 13 |
| 2023 | boys | 62 |
| 2023 | girls | 13 |
| 2022 | boys | 49 |
| 2022 | girls | 11 |
| 2021 | boys | 70 |
| 2021 | girls | 12 |
| 2020 | boys | 52 |
| 2020 | girls | 17 |
| 2019 | boys | 53 |
| 2019 | girls | 10 |
| 2018 | boys | 57 |
| 2018 | girls | 12 |
| 2017 | boys | 54 |
| 2017 | girls | 14 |
| 2016 | boys | 40 |
| 2016 | girls | 11 |
| 2015 | boys | 35 |
| 2015 | girls | 12 |
| 2014 | boys | 34 |
| 2014 | girls | 12 |
| 2013 | boys | 37 |
| 2013 | girls | 8 |
| 2012 | boys | 39 |
| 2012 | girls | 15 |
| 2011 | boys | 31 |
| 2011 | girls | 12 |
| 2010 | boys | 24 |
| 2010 | girls | 15 |
| 2009 | boys | 40 |
| 2009 | girls | 17 |
| 2008 | boys | 40 |
| 2008 | girls | 26 |
| 2007 | boys | 43 |
| 2007 | girls | 25 |
| 2006 | boys | 49 |
| 2006 | girls | 22 |
| 2005 | boys | 37 |
| 2005 | girls | 18 |
| 2004 | boys | 46 |
| 2004 | girls | 12 |
| 2003 | boys | 44 |
| 2003 | girls | 30 |
| 2002 | boys | 43 |
| 2002 | girls | 15 |
| 2001 | boys | 54 |
| 2001 | girls | 14 |
| 2000 | boys | 47 |
| 2000 | girls | 12 |
| 1999 | boys | 49 |
| 1999 | girls | 5 |
| 1998 | boys | 45 |
| 1998 | girls | 10 |
| 1997 | boys | 30 |
| 1997 | girls | 7 |
| 1996 | boys | 39 |
| 1996 | girls | 14 |
| 1995 | boys | 40 |
| 1995 | girls | 19 |
| 1994 | boys | 28 |
| 1994 | girls | 18 |
| 1993 | boys | 41 |
| 1993 | girls | 6 |
| 1992 | boys | 33 |
| 1992 | girls | 19 |
| 1991 | boys | 42 |
| 1991 | girls | 11 |
| 1990 | boys | 44 |
| 1990 | girls | 10 |
| 1989 | boys | 27 |
| 1989 | girls | 8 |
| 1988 | boys | 49 |
| 1987 | boys | 39 |
| 1987 | girls | 6 |
| 1986 | boys | 34 |
| 1985 | boys | 44 |
| 1984 | boys | 39 |
| 1983 | boys | 40 |
| 1983 | girls | 7 |
| 1982 | boys | 45 |
| 1982 | girls | 5 |
| 1981 | boys | 42 |
| 1980 | boys | 48 |
| 1980 | girls | 6 |
| 1979 | boys | 45 |
| 1978 | boys | 48 |
| 1977 | boys | 48 |
| 1976 | boys | 53 |
| 1975 | boys | 48 |
| 1974 | boys | 57 |
| 1973 | boys | 50 |
| 1973 | girls | 5 |
| 1972 | boys | 71 |
| 1972 | girls | 6 |
| 1971 | boys | 65 |
| 1970 | boys | 48 |
| 1969 | boys | 74 |
| 1968 | boys | 65 |
| 1967 | boys | 73 |
| 1966 | boys | 87 |
| 1966 | girls | 9 |
| 1965 | boys | 81 |
| 1964 | boys | 95 |
| 1964 | girls | 5 |
| 1963 | boys | 108 |
| 1962 | boys | 96 |
| 1961 | boys | 110 |
| 1960 | boys | 105 |
| 1959 | boys | 130 |
| 1958 | boys | 156 |
| 1958 | girls | 5 |
| 1957 | boys | 147 |
| 1957 | girls | 5 |
| 1956 | boys | 150 |
| 1956 | girls | 5 |
| 1955 | boys | 175 |
| 1955 | girls | 6 |
| 1954 | boys | 151 |
| 1954 | girls | 8 |
| 1953 | boys | 158 |
| 1952 | boys | 156 |
| 1952 | girls | 6 |
| 1951 | boys | 176 |
| 1950 | boys | 175 |
| 1949 | boys | 150 |
| 1949 | girls | 5 |
| 1948 | boys | 155 |
| 1948 | girls | 12 |
| 1947 | boys | 163 |
| 1947 | girls | 11 |
| 1946 | boys | 207 |
| 1946 | girls | 7 |
| 1945 | boys | 187 |
| 1945 | girls | 7 |
| 1944 | boys | 208 |
| 1943 | boys | 266 |
| 1943 | girls | 5 |
| 1942 | boys | 217 |
| 1942 | girls | 8 |
| 1941 | boys | 258 |
| 1941 | girls | 6 |
| 1940 | boys | 249 |
| 1940 | girls | 7 |
| 1939 | boys | 245 |
| 1939 | girls | 9 |
| 1938 | boys | 284 |
| 1937 | boys | 257 |
| 1936 | boys | 274 |
| 1936 | girls | 15 |
| 1935 | boys | 308 |
| 1935 | girls | 11 |
| 1934 | boys | 283 |
| 1934 | girls | 6 |
| 1933 | boys | 302 |
| 1933 | girls | 9 |
| 1932 | boys | 314 |
| 1932 | girls | 10 |
| 1931 | boys | 363 |
| 1931 | girls | 15 |
| 1930 | boys | 333 |
| 1930 | girls | 5 |
| 1929 | boys | 328 |
| 1929 | girls | 12 |
| 1928 | boys | 307 |
| 1928 | girls | 7 |
| 1927 | boys | 389 |
| 1927 | girls | 16 |
| 1926 | boys | 368 |
| 1926 | girls | 14 |
| 1925 | boys | 343 |
| 1925 | girls | 16 |
| 1924 | boys | 337 |
| 1924 | girls | 10 |
| 1923 | boys | 266 |
| 1923 | girls | 10 |
| 1922 | boys | 328 |
| 1922 | girls | 10 |
| 1921 | boys | 342 |
| 1921 | girls | 11 |
| 1920 | boys | 314 |
| 1920 | girls | 7 |
| 1919 | boys | 251 |
| 1919 | girls | 8 |
| 1918 | boys | 268 |
| 1918 | girls | 12 |
| 1917 | boys | 230 |
| 1917 | girls | 12 |
| 1916 | boys | 220 |
| 1916 | girls | 11 |
| 1915 | boys | 179 |
| 1914 | boys | 127 |
| 1913 | boys | 85 |
| 1912 | boys | 76 |
| 1912 | girls | 6 |
| 1911 | boys | 33 |
| 1910 | boys | 23 |
| 1909 | boys | 20 |
| 1908 | boys | 30 |
| 1907 | boys | 21 |
| 1906 | boys | 12 |
| 1905 | boys | 10 |
| 1904 | boys | 14 |
| 1903 | boys | 9 |
| 1902 | boys | 14 |
| 1901 | boys | 7 |
| 1901 | girls | 6 |
| 1900 | boys | 8 |
| 1899 | boys | 8 |
| 1898 | boys | 7 |
| 1896 | boys | 6 |
| 1895 | boys | 10 |
| 1891 | boys | 6 |
| 1890 | boys | 5 |
| 1887 | boys | 8 |
| 1885 | boys | 6 |