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.

Name A

Merlyn

Boy name

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Merlyn Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 3,404 12,974
Peak Year 1930 1926
Peak Year Births 137 305
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merlyn Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss 5 317
1910ss 286 1,880
1920ss 812 2,820
1930ss 1,095 2,298
1940ss 597 1,941
1950ss 301 1,446
1960ss 128 774
1970ss 48 468
1980ss 23 318
1990ss 32 192
2000ss 25 84
2010ss 34 91
2020ss 18 33

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

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, 1908–2022.

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