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 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1885

Births by Decade

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