Merek vs Merlin

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

Name A

Merek

Boy name

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Name B

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2063

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Metric Merek Merlin
Current Rank Unranked #2063
Total Births (all years) 368 15,049
Peak Year 2014 1927
Peak Year Births 27 389
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Merek Merlin
1880ss — 14
1890ss — 42
1900ss — 145
1910ss — 1,492
1920ss — 3,322
1930ss — 2,963
1940ss — 2,060
1950ss — 1,574
1960ss — 894
1970ss — 533
1980ss 5 407
1990ss 21 391
2000ss 153 443
2010ss 166 404
2020ss 23 365

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merek Merlin
2014 27 34
2015 17 35
2016 22 40
2017 11 54
2018 14 57
2019 19 53
2020 11 52
2021 7 70
2022 5 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, 1987–2022.

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