unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #2343
Merlin
MER-lin
“sea fortress”
A Welsh given name strongly associated with the legendary wizard in Arthurian literature.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Merlin has traveled through time
61885
51890
101895
81900
101905
231910
1791915
3211920
3591925
3381930
3191935
2561940
1941945
1751950
1811955
1051960
811965
481970
481975
541980
441985
541990
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552005
392010
472015
692020
732025
LATEST YEAR202573 births
PEAK RANK#288in 1927
CURRENT USAGE19.2% F80.8% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.