Merlin

12 variations

girls:

4.1k births since 1901

#1959 (55th percentile)

boys:

18.7k births since 1885

#773 (80th percentile)

overall:

22.8k births since 1885

#1498 (76th percentile)

Popularity of Merlin's 12 Variations

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the 12 variations of "Merlin". These 12 different ways to spell Merlin have been grouped together based on pronunciation by a model that updates daily in response to your feedback.

1885 2023 18852023

This table provides detailed name popularity stats for 12 spelling variations of Merlin based on Social Security card applications in the United States. Alternate spellings are only included if they were used at least 5 times in a single year.

This table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers.

14.9k
389
1927
1885
50.2%
6.2%
#200
#855
3,404
137
1930
1908
24.0%
#262
1,621
41
1925
1912
5.9%
0.6%
#464
#941
1,079
37
1931
1910
5.3%
#406
891
30
2003
1901
2.8%
0.8%
#327
#939
374
20
1925
1915
2.4%
#559
321
19
1927
1912
2.6%
#389
65
9
1919
1916
0.7%
#502
56
9
1948
1939
0.6%
#581
20
5
1915
1915
0.0%
#503
15
5
1932
1932
0.0%
#569
15
5
1915
1915
0.0%
#503
11
6
1927
1927
0.2%
#582
6
6
1934
1934
0.2%
#566
5
5
1927
1927
0.0%
#603
5
5
1926
1926
0.0%
#551

The popularity percentiles and rank data in the table above are computed for each spelling variation individually, compared against all other individual spellings. This is different from the header on this page and our ranking pages, which compare popularity of the grouped spellings as a whole.

Similar Names

Similar-Sounding Names

These names sound similar to Merlin. This list excludes other spelling variations of Merlin, which are listed in the table above.

All Spelling Variations of Merlin

The 12 different ways to spell Merlin, sorted by popularity: