Merlin Popularity by Year
Follow Merlin across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merlin birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 59 | #2,332 | Down 275 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 14 | #7,491 | Up 476 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 73 | #2,057 | Up 220 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 13 | #7,967 | Up 88 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 62 | #2,277 | Up 398 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 13 | #8,055 | Up 1,001 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 49 | #2,675 | Down 596 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 11 | #9,056 | Down 592 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 70 | #2,079 | Up 388 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 12 | #8,464 | Down 1,835 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 52 | #2,467 | Up 24 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 17 | #6,629 | Up 3,107 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 53 | #2,491 | Down 166 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 10 | #9,736 | Down 1,119 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 57 | #2,325 | Up 63 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 12 | #8,617 | Down 777 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 54 | #2,388 | Up 547 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 14 | #7,840 | Up 1,571 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 40 | #2,935 | Up 296 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 11 | #9,411 | Down 480 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 35 | #3,231 | Up 3 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 12 | #8,931 | Up 35 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 34 | #3,234 | Down 236 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 12 | #8,966 | Up 3,003 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 37 | #2,998 | Down 44 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 8 | #11,969 | Down 4,165 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 39 | #2,954 | Up 480 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 15 | #7,804 | Up 1,346 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 31 | #3,434 | Up 665 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 12 | #9,150 | Down 1,270 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 24 | #4,099 | Down 1,153 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 15 | #7,880 | Down 539 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 40 | #2,946 | No rank change |
| 2009 | Girls | 17 | #7,341 | Down 1,907 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 40 | #2,946 | Down 181 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 26 | #5,434 | Up 92 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 43 | #2,765 | Down 288 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 25 | #5,526 | Up 380 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 49 | #2,477 | Up 369 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 22 | #5,906 | Up 622 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 37 | #2,846 | Down 427 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 18 | #6,528 | Up 2,188 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 46 | #2,419 | Down 27 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 12 | #8,716 | Down 4,409 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 44 | #2,392 | Down 20 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 30 | #4,307 | Up 2,738 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 43 | #2,372 | Down 390 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 15 | #7,045 | Up 272 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 54 | #1,982 | Up 154 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 14 | #7,317 | Up 710 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 47 | #2,136 | Down 170 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 12 | #8,027 | Up 6,384 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 49 | #1,966 | Up 102 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 5 | #14,411 | Down 5,827 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 45 | #2,068 | Up 545 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 10 | #8,584 | Up 2,252 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 30 | #2,613 | Down 468 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 7 | #10,836 | Down 4,444 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 39 | #2,145 | Down 90 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 14 | #6,392 | Down 1,373 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 40 | #2,055 | Up 563 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 19 | #5,019 | Up 230 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 28 | #2,618 | Down 649 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 18 | #5,249 | Up 6,531 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 41 | #1,969 | Up 284 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 6 | #11,780 | Down 6,729 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 33 | #2,253 | Down 386 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 19 | #5,051 | Up 2,379 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 42 | #1,867 | Down 87 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 11 | #7,430 | Up 450 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 44 | #1,780 | Up 636 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 10 | #7,880 | Up 881 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 27 | #2,416 | Down 902 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 8 | #8,761 | Up 1,064 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 49 | #1,514 | Up 195 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 39 | #1,709 | Up 82 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 6 | #9,825 | Down 1,778 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 34 | #1,791 | Down 287 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 44 | #1,504 | Up 52 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 39 | #1,556 | Down 40 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 40 | #1,516 | Down 101 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 7 | #8,047 | Up 2,470 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 45 | #1,415 | Up 64 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 5 | #10,517 | Down 1,422 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 42 | #1,479 | Down 122 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 48 | #1,357 | Up 33 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 6 | #9,095 | Down 672 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 45 | #1,390 | Down 91 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 48 | #1,299 | Down 10 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 48 | #1,289 | Down 110 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 53 | #1,179 | Up 49 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 48 | #1,228 | Down 137 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 57 | #1,091 | Up 72 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 50 | #1,163 | Down 203 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 1,131 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 71 | #960 | Up 47 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 6 | #7,292 | Down 2,799 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 65 | #1,007 | Up 185 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 48 | #1,192 | Down 307 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 74 | #885 | Up 8 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 65 | #893 | Down 57 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 73 | #836 | Down 58 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 87 | #778 | Up 42 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 9 | #4,493 | Up 2,274 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 81 | #820 | Down 46 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 95 | #774 | Down 28 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 5 | #6,767 | Down 664 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 108 | #746 | Up 30 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 96 | #776 | Down 41 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 110 | #735 | Up 17 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 105 | #752 | Down 83 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 130 | #669 | Down 54 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 156 | #615 | Up 19 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 5 | #6,103 | Down 17 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 147 | #634 | Down 12 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 5 | #6,086 | Down 134 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 150 | #622 | Down 67 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 5 | #5,952 | Down 744 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 175 | #555 | Up 45 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 6 | #5,208 | Down 930 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 151 | #600 | Down 33 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 8 | #4,278 | Up 630 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 158 | #567 | Down 8 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 156 | #559 | Down 45 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 6 | #4,908 | Up 336 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 176 | #514 | Down 8 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 175 | #506 | Up 38 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 150 | #544 | Down 12 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 5 | #5,244 | Down 2,270 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 155 | #532 | Down 3 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 12 | #2,974 | Up 266 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 163 | #529 | Down 87 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 11 | #3,240 | Up 754 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 207 | #442 | Down 5 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 7 | #3,994 | Down 318 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 187 | #437 | Down 18 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 7 | #3,676 | Up 1,015 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 208 | #419 | Down 44 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 266 | #375 | Up 43 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 5 | #4,691 | Down 1,247 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 217 | #418 | Down 54 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 8 | #3,444 | Up 510 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 258 | #364 | No rank change |
| 1941 | Girls | 6 | #3,954 | Down 451 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 249 | #364 | Down 6 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 7 | #3,503 | Down 581 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 245 | #358 | Down 27 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 9 | #2,922 | Down 890 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 284 | #331 | Up 8 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 257 | #339 | Down 10 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 274 | #329 | Down 19 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 15 | #2,032 | Up 543 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 308 | #310 | Up 13 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 11 | #2,575 | Up 1,227 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 283 | #323 | Down 16 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 6 | #3,802 | Down 934 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 302 | #307 | Up 2 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 9 | #2,868 | Down 37 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 314 | #309 | Down 18 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 10 | #2,831 | Down 726 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 363 | #291 | Up 20 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 15 | #2,105 | Up 2,445 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 333 | #311 | Down 6 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 5 | #4,550 | Down 1,963 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 328 | #305 | Up 15 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 12 | #2,587 | Up 1,156 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 307 | #320 | Down 33 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 7 | #3,743 | Down 1,487 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 389 | #287 | Up 9 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 16 | #2,256 | Up 218 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 368 | #296 | Up 11 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 14 | #2,474 | Down 191 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 343 | #307 | Up 5 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 16 | #2,283 | Up 861 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 337 | #312 | Up 53 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 10 | #3,144 | Down 19 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 266 | #365 | Down 49 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 10 | #3,125 | Up 27 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 328 | #316 | Down 1 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 10 | #3,152 | Down 211 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 342 | #315 | Up 12 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 11 | #2,941 | Up 1,016 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 314 | #327 | Up 38 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 7 | #3,957 | Down 505 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 251 | #365 | Down 10 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 8 | #3,452 | Down 778 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 268 | #355 | Up 13 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 12 | #2,674 | Down 122 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 230 | #368 | Up 1 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 12 | #2,552 | Up 106 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 220 | #369 | Up 33 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 11 | #2,658 | Down 24 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 179 | #402 | Up 23 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 127 | #425 | Up 40 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 85 | #465 | Down 15 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 76 | #450 | Up 64 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 6 | #2,634 | Down 1,168 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 33 | #514 | Up 84 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 23 | #598 | Down 8 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 20 | #590 | Down 152 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 30 | #438 | Up 73 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 21 | #511 | Up 198 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 12 | #709 | Up 77 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 10 | #786 | Down 174 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 14 | #612 | Up 171 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 9 | #783 | Down 200 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 14 | #583 | Up 275 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 7 | #858 | Up 110 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 6 | #1,466 | — |
| 1900 | Boys | 8 | #968 | Down 182 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 8 | #786 | Up 99 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 7 | #885 | Up 97 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 6 | #982 | Down 297 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 10 | #685 | Up 156 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 6 | #841 | Up 153 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 5 | #994 | Down 315 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 8 | #679 | Up 157 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 6 | #836 | — |