Merlyn · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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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 106 recorded years as a table

Merlyn, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	14
1913	11
1914	12
1915	14
1916	14
1917	9
1918	12
1919	9
1920	13
1921	20
1922	17
1923	30
1924	20
1925	34
1926	26
1927	34
1928	30
1929	22
1930	20
1931	24
1932	26
1933	33
1934	32
1935	34
1936	37
1937	27
1938	21
1939	26
1940	22
1941	21
1942	20
1943	18
1944	20
1945	18
1946	11
1947	13
1948	12
1949	13
1950	9
1951	8
1952	7
1953	7
1954	9
1955	9
1956	4
1957	8
1958	5
1959	5
1960	5
1961	3
1962	5
1963	4
1964	3
1965	5
1966	3
1967	3
1968	4
1970	3
1971	3
1973	4
1976	3
1977	3
1979	4
1981	5
1984	5
1985	5
1986	3
1987	3
1988	7
1989	5
1990	4
1991	4
1992	7
1993	8
1994	8
1995	7
1996	3
1997	8
1998	10
1999	6
2000	7
2001	6
2002	6
2003	10
2004	9
2005	9
2006	8
2007	9
2008	12
2009	9
2010	8
2011	9
2012	5
2013	3
2014	5
2015	7
2016	5
2017	5
2018	5
2019	6
2020	7
2021	6
2022	7
2023	7
2024	3
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merlyn 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

More like Merlyn

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 7
Rank in 2025: #11,932
How rare: 1 in 229,609 girls
Since 1912: 1,635

Most popular in 1936, at 37 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 35% per million girls born.

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