Merlen

Boy · recorded 1916–1949

  • 1949last recorded
  • 1919best year

Most popular in 1919.

Last recorded in 1949. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Merlen.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 10 recorded years as a table
Merlen, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
19199
19238
19246
19295
19356
19366
19385
19434
19494

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merlen isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1949
7
Rank in 1949
#3,019
How rare
1 in 253,419 boys
Since 1916
65

Merlen was last recorded in 1949. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1919, at 9 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Merlen doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.