Merlin Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Merlin: every year it appeared on the national list since 1885, with 15,049 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

15,049

Peak year

1927 #288

Years on the list

134

10-year trend

+22.3%

In the 1920s · Most used in WI in {year}

Popularity history

1885–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	31	#3489
2012	39	#2989
2013	37	#3036
2014	34	#3283
2015	35	#3284
2016	40	#2967
2017	54	#2408
2018	57	#2346
2019	53	#2514
2020	52	#2493
2021	70	#2092
2022	49	#2703
2023	62	#2285
2024	73	#2072
2025	59	#2343

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1927

Names from the same era

Jack · 1927 Eugene · 1927 Alvin · 1927 Salvatore · 1927 Rudolph · 1927 Elvin · 1927 Marvin · 1928 Norman · 1928 Melvin · 1928 Alfred · 1928

Names similar to Merlin

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