Merrit vs Merlin

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

Name A

Merrit

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2075

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Merrit Merlin
Current Rank Unranked #2075
Total Births (all years) 183 14,987
Peak Year 1930 1927
Peak Year Births 9 389
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Merrit Merlin
1880ss — 14
1890ss — 42
1900ss — 145
1910ss 25 1,492
1920ss 33 3,322
1930ss 24 2,963
1940ss 5 2,060
1950ss 21 1,574
1960ss 13 894
1970ss 5 533
1980ss — 407
1990ss 7 391
2000ss 11 442
2010ss 28 403
2020ss 11 305

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merrit Merlin
2014 — 34
2015 5 35
2016 6 40
2017 6 54
2018 6 57
2019 — 53
2020 5 52
2021 6 70
2022 — 49
2023 — 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, 1912–2021.

← Compare different names