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Merlin

female

Meaning

"Legendary Wizard"

Associated with Arthurian tradition, deriving from Welsh Myrddin and later adapted through medieval Latin and French texts.

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Popularity History of Merlin

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#8241Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Merlin did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Baby Name Lists That Include Merlin

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Quick Facts

OriginWelsh
Syllables2
Length6 letters

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