Merlen — boys' name

What the Data Says About Merlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Merlen between 1916 and 1949, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Merlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merlen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Merlen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merlen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 65 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.