Masculine dossier · first seen 1908

Merlyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1930

Peak era

1930

Peak rank proxy

137

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Generation

Silent Generation

1908Peak 19302024

Peak year

1930

Decline from peak

100%

2024

All-time

3,404

Merlyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1930, when 137 boys were named Merlyn.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2024 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

All told, about 3,404 Americans have been named Merlyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1908.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1930

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