Merik vs Merlin

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

Name A

Merik

Boy name

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Name B

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2075

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Metric Merik Merlin
Current Rank Unranked #2075
Total Births (all years) 334 14,987
Peak Year 2006 1927
Peak Year Births 28 389
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1996 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Merik 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 — 407
1990ss 19 391
2000ss 144 442
2010ss 142 403
2020ss 29 305

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merik Merlin
2014 17 34
2015 10 35
2016 20 40
2017 21 54
2018 12 57
2019 5 53
2020 9 52
2021 7 70
2022 7 49
2023 6 62
2024 — 72

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, 1996–2023.

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