Masculine dossier · first seen 1885

Merlin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Merlin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1927

Peak rank proxy

389

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1885Peak 19272024

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

81.5%

2024

All-time

14,987

Merlin is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1927, when 389 boys were named Merlin.

In 2024, only 72 boys were given the name.

All told, about 14,987 Americans have been named Merlin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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