Merlan vs Merlin

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

Name A

Merlan

Boy name

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Name B

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2063

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Metric Merlan Merlin
Current Rank Unranked #2063
Total Births (all years) 6 15,049
Peak Year 1940 1927
Peak Year Births 6 389
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1940 1885

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merlan 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, 1940–1940.

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