Merlin
2 countries#2332 in United States, 2025US
#2332
in United States, 2025
FR
#577
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
18,344
Peak year (United States)
1927
Peak-year count
405
First recorded
1885
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Merlin was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
15,968 births recorded 1885–2025 · currently #2332 · peaked in 1927 with 405 births
Most common in: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Louisiana, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
2,376 births recorded 1978–2022 · currently #577 · peaked in 2010 with 142 births
Most common in: Paris, Loire-Atlantique, Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Gironde
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Merlin’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2477 | — |
| 2007 | #2765 | ↓288 |
| 2008 | #2946 | ↓181 |
| 2009 | #2946 | — |
| 2010 | #4099 | ↓1153 |
| 2011 | #3434 | ↑665 |
| 2012 | #2954 | ↑480 |
| 2013 | #2998 | ↓44 |
| 2014 | #3234 | ↓236 |
| 2015 | #3231 | ↑3 |
| 2016 | #2935 | ↑296 |
| 2017 | #2388 | ↑547 |
| 2018 | #2325 | ↑63 |
| 2019 | #2491 | ↓166 |
| 2020 | #2467 | ↑24 |
| 2021 | #2079 | ↑388 |
| 2022 | #2675 | ↓596 |
| 2023 | #2277 | ↑398 |
| 2024 | #2057 | ↑220 |
| 2025 | #2332 | ↓275 |