Merced vs Merlin

Side-by-side comparison of Merced and Merlin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Merced

Boy name

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Name B

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2063

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Metric Merced Merlin
Current Rank Unranked #2063
Total Births (all years) 764 15,049
Peak Year 1942 1927
Peak Year Births 19 389
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Merced Merlin
1880s - 14
1890s - 42
1900s 6 145
1910s 58 1,492
1920s 82 3,322
1930s 83 2,963
1940s 84 2,060
1950s 86 1,574
1960s 62 894
1970s 73 533
1980s 75 407
1990s 79 391
2000s 52 443
2010s 17 404
2020s 7 365

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merced Merlin
2014 - 34
2015 - 35
2016 5 40
2017 - 54
2018 - 57
2019 - 53
2020 - 52
2021 7 70
2022 - 49
2023 - 62
2024 - 73
2025 - 59

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1905–2021.

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