Merlon

Boy · recorded 1917–1973

  • 1973last recorded
  • 1934best year

Most popular in 1934.

Last recorded in 1973. 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 Merlon.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

051019171931194519591973

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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 27 recorded years as a table
Merlon, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19175
19206
19217
19229
19235
19245
19258
19266
19278
19306
19328
193410
19355
19365
19375
19385
19416
19435
19444
19473
19513
19553
19573
19613
19632
19683
19733

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merlon 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 1973
5
Rank in 1973
#5,101
How rare
1 in 311,715 boys
Since 1917
176

Merlon was last recorded in 1973. 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 1934, at 10 per million boys born.

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

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