for girls in 2025
Data through 2025
Merlyn name popularity in the United States
Merlyn ranked #11932 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 7 girls named Merlyn.
SSA
41 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Merlyn for boys and girls
Girls
753.8% in 2025 · data from 1912 to 2025
Boys
646.2% in 2025 · data from 1908 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 6 | #10695 |
| 2025 | girls | 7 | #11932 |
| 2024 | girls | 5 | #15293 |
| 2023 | girls | 12 | #8486 |
| 2022 | boys | 7 | #9823 |
| 2022 | girls | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | boys | 6 | #10799 |
| 2021 | girls | 10 | #9562 |
| 2020 | boys | 5 | #12022 |
| 2020 | girls | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | boys | 6 | #10803 |
| 2019 | girls | 10 | #9736 |
Show full history (194 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 6 | #10695 |
| 2025 | girls | 7 | #11932 |
| 2024 | girls | 5 | #15293 |
| 2023 | girls | 12 | #8486 |
| 2022 | boys | 7 | #9823 |
| 2022 | girls | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | boys | 6 | #10799 |
| 2021 | girls | 10 | #9562 |
| 2020 | boys | 5 | #12022 |
| 2020 | girls | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | boys | 6 | #10803 |
| 2019 | girls | 10 | #9736 |
| 2018 | girls | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | boys | 6 | #10775 |
| 2017 | girls | 9 | #10689 |
| 2016 | boys | 6 | #10744 |
| 2016 | girls | 8 | #11781 |
| 2015 | girls | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | boys | 5 | #12108 |
| 2014 | girls | 9 | #10955 |
| 2013 | boys | 6 | #10728 |
| 2013 | girls | 5 | #16547 |
| 2012 | boys | 5 | #12274 |
| 2012 | girls | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | girls | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | girls | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | boys | 8 | #8985 |
| 2009 | girls | 16 | #7679 |
| 2008 | girls | 23 | #5955 |
| 2007 | girls | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | girls | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | girls | 16 | #7138 |
| 2004 | boys | 7 | #8927 |
| 2004 | girls | 16 | #7077 |
| 2003 | girls | 19 | #6055 |
| 2002 | girls | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | girls | 10 | #9351 |
| 2000 | boys | 10 | #6316 |
| 2000 | girls | 13 | #7580 |
| 1999 | boys | 9 | #6530 |
| 1999 | girls | 10 | #8805 |
| 1998 | girls | 17 | #5799 |
| 1997 | boys | 5 | #9265 |
| 1997 | girls | 14 | #6483 |
| 1996 | girls | 6 | #11807 |
| 1995 | girls | 12 | #7041 |
| 1994 | girls | 14 | #6319 |
| 1993 | boys | 6 | #7638 |
| 1993 | girls | 14 | #6264 |
| 1992 | girls | 12 | #7067 |
| 1991 | boys | 7 | #6519 |
| 1991 | girls | 7 | #10271 |
| 1990 | boys | 5 | #8117 |
| 1990 | girls | 7 | #10193 |
| 1989 | girls | 9 | #8037 |
| 1988 | boys | 5 | #7270 |
| 1988 | girls | 13 | #5895 |
| 1987 | boys | 6 | #6089 |
| 1987 | girls | 5 | #11325 |
| 1986 | girls | 6 | #9545 |
| 1985 | girls | 8 | #7563 |
| 1984 | girls | 9 | #6810 |
| 1981 | girls | 8 | #7409 |
| 1980 | boys | 12 | #3430 |
| 1979 | boys | 8 | #4403 |
| 1979 | girls | 6 | #9010 |
| 1978 | boys | 6 | #5059 |
| 1977 | boys | 5 | #5845 |
| 1977 | girls | 5 | #9652 |
| 1976 | girls | 5 | #9284 |
| 1975 | boys | 6 | #4797 |
| 1974 | boys | 8 | #3837 |
| 1973 | girls | 6 | #7435 |
| 1971 | boys | 7 | #3963 |
| 1971 | girls | 5 | #8324 |
| 1970 | boys | 8 | #3521 |
| 1970 | girls | 6 | #7070 |
| 1969 | boys | 12 | #2549 |
| 1968 | boys | 11 | #2576 |
| 1968 | girls | 7 | #5642 |
| 1967 | boys | 6 | #3559 |
| 1967 | girls | 5 | #6804 |
| 1966 | boys | 10 | #2627 |
| 1966 | girls | 5 | #6564 |
| 1965 | boys | 7 | #3244 |
| 1965 | girls | 8 | #4831 |
| 1964 | boys | 15 | #2114 |
| 1964 | girls | 5 | #6767 |
| 1963 | boys | 16 | #2044 |
| 1963 | girls | 8 | #4896 |
| 1962 | boys | 18 | #1896 |
| 1962 | girls | 10 | #4263 |
| 1961 | boys | 17 | #1997 |
| 1961 | girls | 7 | #5309 |
| 1960 | boys | 16 | #2042 |
| 1960 | girls | 11 | #3920 |
| 1959 | boys | 24 | #1620 |
| 1959 | girls | 11 | #3827 |
| 1958 | boys | 20 | #1766 |
| 1958 | girls | 11 | #3747 |
| 1957 | boys | 23 | #1673 |
| 1957 | girls | 17 | #2823 |
| 1956 | boys | 16 | #2015 |
| 1956 | girls | 9 | #4161 |
| 1955 | boys | 28 | #1458 |
| 1955 | girls | 17 | #2725 |
| 1954 | boys | 32 | #1333 |
| 1954 | girls | 17 | #2695 |
| 1953 | boys | 32 | #1331 |
| 1953 | girls | 14 | #2921 |
| 1952 | boys | 40 | #1166 |
| 1952 | girls | 13 | #3040 |
| 1951 | boys | 44 | #1083 |
| 1951 | girls | 15 | #2694 |
| 1950 | boys | 42 | #1086 |
| 1950 | girls | 15 | #2652 |
| 1949 | boys | 37 | #1163 |
| 1949 | girls | 22 | #2069 |
| 1948 | boys | 48 | #1015 |
| 1948 | girls | 21 | #2126 |
| 1947 | boys | 38 | #1176 |
| 1947 | girls | 23 | #2045 |
| 1946 | boys | 46 | #1003 |
| 1946 | girls | 17 | #2318 |
| 1945 | boys | 57 | #830 |
| 1945 | girls | 23 | #1743 |
| 1944 | boys | 57 | #832 |
| 1944 | girls | 27 | #1578 |
| 1943 | boys | 70 | #781 |
| 1943 | girls | 25 | #1703 |
| 1942 | boys | 75 | #740 |
| 1942 | girls | 27 | #1592 |
| 1941 | boys | 80 | #683 |
| 1941 | girls | 25 | #1569 |
| 1940 | boys | 89 | #631 |
| 1940 | girls | 25 | #1549 |
| 1939 | boys | 81 | #660 |
| 1939 | girls | 29 | #1378 |
| 1938 | boys | 110 | #551 |
| 1938 | girls | 23 | #1596 |
| 1937 | boys | 103 | #567 |
| 1937 | girls | 29 | #1355 |
| 1936 | boys | 103 | #566 |
| 1936 | girls | 38 | #1150 |
| 1935 | boys | 105 | #563 |
| 1935 | girls | 36 | #1182 |
| 1934 | boys | 114 | #552 |
| 1934 | girls | 33 | #1236 |
| 1933 | boys | 105 | #557 |
| 1933 | girls | 33 | #1244 |
| 1932 | boys | 109 | #565 |
| 1932 | girls | 28 | #1421 |
| 1931 | boys | 128 | #507 |
| 1931 | girls | 26 | #1459 |
| 1930 | boys | 137 | #508 |
| 1930 | girls | 22 | #1703 |
| 1929 | boys | 93 | #633 |
| 1929 | girls | 25 | #1555 |
| 1928 | boys | 97 | #621 |
| 1928 | girls | 35 | #1290 |
| 1927 | boys | 114 | #579 |
| 1927 | girls | 40 | #1233 |
| 1926 | boys | 87 | #678 |
| 1926 | girls | 31 | #1449 |
| 1925 | boys | 79 | #730 |
| 1925 | girls | 41 | #1210 |
| 1924 | boys | 73 | #787 |
| 1924 | girls | 25 | #1723 |
| 1923 | boys | 74 | #765 |
| 1923 | girls | 36 | #1305 |
| 1922 | boys | 72 | #791 |
| 1922 | girls | 21 | #1897 |
| 1921 | boys | 57 | #931 |
| 1921 | girls | 25 | #1723 |
| 1920 | boys | 66 | #826 |
| 1920 | girls | 15 | #2357 |
| 1919 | boys | 51 | #938 |
| 1919 | girls | 10 | #3005 |
| 1918 | boys | 53 | #909 |
| 1918 | girls | 14 | #2376 |
| 1917 | boys | 54 | #864 |
| 1917 | girls | 10 | #2879 |
| 1916 | boys | 32 | #1157 |
| 1916 | girls | 15 | #2133 |
| 1915 | boys | 39 | #1015 |
| 1915 | girls | 14 | #2143 |
| 1914 | boys | 20 | #1342 |
| 1914 | girls | 9 | #2434 |
| 1913 | boys | 17 | #1256 |
| 1913 | girls | 7 | #2540 |
| 1912 | boys | 15 | #1223 |
| 1912 | girls | 8 | #2144 |
| 1911 | boys | 5 | #1740 |
| 1908 | boys | 5 | #1373 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.