Merchant vs Merlin

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

Name A

Merchant

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Name B

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2063

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Metric Merchant Merlin
Current Rank Unranked #2063
Total Births (all years) 6 15,049
Peak Year 1914 1927
Peak Year Births 6 389
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Merchant Merlin
1880s - 14
1890s - 42
1900s - 145
1910s 6 1,492
1920s - 3,322
1930s - 2,963
1940s - 2,060
1950s - 1,574
1960s - 894
1970s - 533
1980s - 407
1990s - 391
2000s - 443
2010s - 404
2020s - 365

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merchant Merlin
2014 - 34
2015 - 35
2016 - 40
2017 - 54
2018 - 57
2019 - 53
2020 - 52
2021 - 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, 1914–1914.

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