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

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Name B

Merlin

Boy name · Rank #2063

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Metric Merrit Merlin
Current Rank Unranked #2063
Total Births (all years) 183 15,049
Peak Year 1930 1927
Peak Year Births 9 389
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Merrit Merlin
1880s - 14
1890s - 42
1900s - 145
1910s 25 1,492
1920s 33 3,322
1930s 24 2,963
1940s 5 2,060
1950s 21 1,574
1960s 13 894
1970s 5 533
1980s - 407
1990s 7 391
2000s 11 443
2010s 28 404
2020s 11 365

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 - 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, 1912–2021.

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