Merlin vs Merrill

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

Name A

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2063

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merlin Merrill
Current Rank #2063 #10939
Total Births (all years) 15,049 12,988
Peak Year 1927 1926
Peak Year Births 389 305
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merlin Merrill
1880s 14 111
1890s 42 201
1900s 145 317
1910s 1,492 1,880
1920s 3,322 2,820
1930s 2,963 2,298
1940s 2,060 1,941
1950s 1,574 1,446
1960s 894 774
1970s 533 468
1980s 407 318
1990s 391 192
2000s 443 84
2010s 404 91
2020s 365 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merlin Merrill
2014 34 7
2015 35 12
2016 40 11
2017 54 6
2018 57 8
2019 53 10
2020 52 6
2021 70 6
2022 49 8
2023 62 7
2024 73 6
2025 59 14

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, 1885–2025.

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