Merlin · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1901

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 84 recorded years as a table

Merlin, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1901	25
1912	11
1916	11
1917	11
1918	10
1919	7
1920	6
1921	9
1922	8
1923	8
1924	8
1925	13
1926	12
1927	13
1928	6
1929	11
1930	4
1931	14
1932	9
1933	9
1934	6
1935	10
1936	14
1939	8
1940	6
1941	5
1942	6
1943	4
1945	5
1946	4
1947	6
1948	7
1949	3
1952	3
1954	4
1955	3
1956	2
1957	2
1958	2
1964	3
1966	5
1972	4
1973	3
1980	4
1982	3
1983	4
1987	3
1989	4
1990	5
1991	6
1992	10
1993	3
1994	10
1995	11
1996	8
1997	4
1998	6
1999	3
2000	7
2001	8
2002	8
2003	16
2004	7
2005	10
2006	12
2007	13
2008	14
2009	9
2010	8
2011	7
2012	9
2013	5
2014	7
2015	7
2016	6
2017	8
2018	7
2019	6
2020	11
2021	7
2022	7
2023	8
2024	8
2025	9

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merlin 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.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 14
Rank in 2025: #7,491
How rare: 1 in 114,804 girls
Since 1901: 919

Most popular in 1901, at 25 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 30% per million girls born.

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