Merlyn vs Merrill

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

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Merlyn

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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Metric Merlyn Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 3,410 12,988
Peak Year 1930 1926
Peak Year Births 137 305
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merlyn Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s 5 317
1910s 286 1,880
1920s 812 2,820
1930s 1,095 2,298
1940s 597 1,941
1950s 301 1,446
1960s 128 774
1970s 48 468
1980s 23 318
1990s 32 192
2000s 25 84
2010s 34 91
2020s 24 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merlyn Merrill
2014 5 7
2015 - 12
2016 6 11
2017 6 6
2018 - 8
2019 6 10
2020 5 6
2021 6 6
2022 7 8
2023 - 7
2024 - 6
2025 6 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, 1908–2025.

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