Merlin
Boy
Girl
Name Popularity Trend
Ranking over time (lower is more popular)
Name Statistics
Historical data and rankings
Boy Name
- Current Rank
- 2083
- in 2024
- Peak Popularity
- 288
- in 1927
Girl Name
- Current Rank
- 8241
- in 2024
- Peak Popularity
- 1608
- in 1901
Data Range
1885 - 2024
Yearly Rankings
| Year | Boy Rank | Girl Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2083 | 8241 |
| 2023 | 2284 | 8335 |
| 2022 | 2701 | 9444 |
| 2021 | 2092 | 8809 |
| 2020 | 2492 | 6822 |
| 2019 | 2513 | 10238 |
| 2018 | 2346 | 8984 |
| 2017 | 2407 | 8140 |
| 2016 | 2967 | 9864 |
| 2015 | 3284 | 9320 |
| 2014 | 3283 | 9353 |
| 2013 | 3035 | 12777 |
| 2012 | 2989 | 8078 |
| 2011 | 3489 | 9539 |
| 2010 | 4319 | 8168 |
| 2009 | 2975 | 7572 |
| 2008 | 2986 | 5532 |
| 2007 | 2793 | 5640 |
| 2006 | 2500 | 6062 |
| 2005 | 2883 | 6732 |
| 2004 | 2471 | 9081 |
| 2003 | 2415 | 4382 |
| 2002 | 2398 | 7318 |
| 2001 | 1998 | 7602 |
| 2000 | 2162 | 8378 |
| 1999 | 1983 | 16023 |
| 1998 | 2084 | 9047 |
| 1997 | 2659 | 11656 |
| 1996 | 2168 | 7006 |
| 1995 | 2080 | 5157 |
| 1994 | 2663 | 5385 |
| 1993 | 1990 | 12874 |
| 1992 | 2285 | 5195 |
| 1991 | 1881 | 7775 |
| 1990 | 1800 | 8293 |
| 1989 | 2447 | 9333 |
| 1988 | 1518 | - |
| 1987 | 1724 | 10752 |
| 1986 | 1824 | - |
| 1985 | 1519 | - |
| 1984 | 1568 | - |
| 1983 | 1525 | 8649 |
| 1982 | 1432 | 11631 |
| 1981 | 1491 | - |
| 1980 | 1368 | 9883 |
| 1979 | 1403 | - |
| 1978 | 1318 | - |
| 1977 | 1307 | - |
| 1976 | 1185 | - |
| 1975 | 1237 | - |
| 1974 | 1096 | - |
| 1973 | 1171 | 9273 |
| 1972 | 966 | 7889 |
| 1971 | 1013 | - |
| 1970 | 1201 | - |
| 1969 | 891 | - |
| 1968 | 895 | - |
| 1967 | 838 | - |
| 1966 | 782 | 4742 |
| 1965 | 824 | - |
| 1964 | 777 | 7453 |
| 1963 | 744 | - |
| 1962 | 784 | - |
| 1961 | 738 | - |
| 1960 | 755 | - |
| 1959 | 669 | - |
| 1958 | 617 | 6708 |
| 1957 | 636 | 6731 |
| 1956 | 621 | 6576 |
| 1955 | 558 | 5637 |
| 1954 | 602 | 4538 |
| 1953 | 568 | - |
| 1952 | 562 | 5345 |
| 1951 | 514 | - |
| 1950 | 507 | - |
| 1949 | 546 | 5779 |
| 1948 | 534 | 3083 |
| 1947 | 530 | 3384 |
| 1946 | 442 | 4285 |
| 1945 | 437 | 3910 |
| 1944 | 420 | - |
| 1943 | 375 | 5139 |
| 1942 | 419 | 3636 |
| 1941 | 364 | 4276 |
| 1940 | 364 | 3741 |
| 1939 | 359 | 3075 |
| 1938 | 332 | - |
| 1937 | 339 | - |
| 1936 | 329 | 2116 |
| 1935 | 310 | 2680 |
| 1934 | 323 | 4143 |
| 1933 | 307 | 3048 |
| 1932 | 309 | 2976 |
| 1931 | 291 | 2173 |
| 1930 | 311 | 5030 |
| 1929 | 305 | 2685 |
| 1928 | 320 | 4048 |
| 1927 | 288 | 2311 |
| 1926 | 296 | 2542 |
| 1925 | 307 | 2353 |
| 1924 | 312 | 3298 |
| 1923 | 366 | 3286 |
| 1922 | 316 | 3298 |
| 1921 | 315 | 3092 |
| 1920 | 328 | 4271 |
| 1919 | 365 | 3696 |
| 1918 | 355 | 2780 |
| 1917 | 369 | 2654 |
| 1916 | 369 | 2772 |
| 1915 | 402 | - |
| 1914 | 426 | - |
| 1913 | 470 | - |
| 1912 | 454 | 2860 |
| 1911 | 519 | - |
| 1910 | 612 | - |
| 1909 | 604 | - |
| 1908 | 446 | - |
| 1907 | 528 | - |
| 1906 | 739 | - |
| 1905 | 825 | - |
| 1904 | 635 | - |
| 1903 | 824 | - |
| 1902 | 604 | - |
| 1901 | 915 | 1608 |
| 1900 | 1019 | - |
| 1899 | 837 | - |
| 1898 | 958 | - |
| 1896 | 1063 | - |
| 1895 | 730 | - |
| 1891 | 920 | - |
| 1890 | 1106 | - |
| 1887 | 722 | - |
| 1885 | 898 | - |