Merlyn

Given to 5,045 US babies since 1908

▼ Falling −30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#11932

recorded as girls

3,361 since 2024

#10695

recorded as boys

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Babies in 2025

girls 7 · boys 6

Peak year

1930

137 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,045

since 1908

Born a Merlyn? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Merlyn was most popular in 1930, when 137 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.12 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Merlyn, ranking #11932 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	7	11932	6	10695
2024	5	15293	<5	—
2023	12	8486	<5	—
2022	11	9056	7	9823
2021	10	9562	6	10799
2020	12	8406	5	12022
2019	10	9736	6	10803
2018	9	10545	<5	—
2017	9	10689	6	10775
2016	8	11781	6	10744
2015	12	8931	<5	—
2014	9	10955	5	12108
2013	5	16547	6	10728
2012	8	12199	5	12274
2011	15	7783	<5	—
2010	15	7880	<5	—
2009	16	7679	8	8985
2008	23	5955	<5	—
2007	18	7092	<5	—
2006	15	7868	<5	—
2005	16	7138	<5	—
2004	16	7077	7	8927
2003	19	6055	<5	—
2002	10	9482	<5	—
2001	10	9351	<5	—
2000	13	7580	10	6316
1999	10	8805	9	6530
1998	17	5799	<5	—
1997	14	6483	5	9265
1996	6	11807	<5	—
1995	12	7041	<5	—
1994	14	6319	<5	—
1993	14	6264	6	7638
1992	12	7067	<5	—
1991	7	10271	7	6519
1990	7	10193	5	8117
1989	9	8037	<5	—
1988	13	5895	5	7270
1987	5	11325	6	6089
1986	6	9545	<5	—
1985	8	7563	<5	—
1984	9	6810	<5	—
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	8	7409	<5	—
1980	<5	—	12	3430
1979	6	9010	8	4403
1978	<5	—	6	5059
1977	5	9652	5	5845
1976	5	9284	<5	—
1975	<5	—	6	4797
1974	<5	—	8	3837
1973	6	7435	<5	—
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	5	8324	7	3963
1970	6	7070	8	3521
1969	<5	—	12	2549
1968	7	5642	11	2576
1967	5	6804	6	3559
1966	5	6564	10	2627
1965	8	4831	7	3244
1964	5	6767	15	2114
1963	8	4896	16	2044
1962	10	4263	18	1896
1961	7	5309	17	1997
1960	11	3920	16	2042
1959	11	3827	24	1620
1958	11	3747	20	1766
1957	17	2823	23	1673
1956	9	4161	16	2015
1955	17	2725	28	1458
1954	17	2695	32	1333
1953	14	2921	32	1331
1952	13	3040	40	1166
1951	15	2694	44	1083
1950	15	2652	42	1086
1949	22	2069	37	1163
1948	21	2126	48	1015
1947	23	2045	38	1176
1946	17	2318	46	1003
1945	23	1743	57	830
1944	27	1578	57	832
1943	25	1703	70	781
1942	27	1592	75	740
1941	25	1569	80	683
1940	25	1549	89	631
1939	29	1378	81	660
1938	23	1596	110	551
1937	29	1355	103	567
1936	38	1150	103	566
1935	36	1182	105	563
1934	33	1236	114	552
1933	33	1244	105	557
1932	28	1421	109	565
1931	26	1459	128	507
1930	22	1703	137	508
1929	25	1555	93	633
1928	35	1290	97	621
1927	40	1233	114	579
1926	31	1449	87	678
1925	41	1210	79	730
1924	25	1723	73	787
1923	36	1305	74	765
1922	21	1897	72	791
1921	25	1723	57	931
1920	15	2357	66	826
1919	10	3005	51	938
1918	14	2376	53	909
1917	10	2879	54	864
1916	15	2133	32	1157
1915	14	2143	39	1015
1914	9	2434	20	1342
1913	7	2540	17	1256
1912	8	2144	15	1223
1911	<5	—	5	1740
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	5	1373