Merlyn Popularity by Year
Follow Merlyn across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merlyn 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 | 6 | #10,695 | Down 872 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 7 | #11,932 | Up 3,361 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Down 6,807 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 12 | #8,486 | Up 570 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 7 | #9,823 | Up 976 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 11 | #9,056 | Up 506 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Up 1,223 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 10 | #9,562 | Down 1,156 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Down 1,219 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 12 | #8,406 | Up 1,330 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 6 | #10,803 | Down 28 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 10 | #9,736 | Up 809 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 9 | #10,545 | Up 144 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Down 31 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 9 | #10,689 | Up 1,092 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 6 | #10,744 | Up 1,364 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 8 | #11,781 | Down 2,850 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 12 | #8,931 | Up 2,024 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 5 | #12,108 | Down 1,380 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 9 | #10,955 | Up 5,592 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 6 | #10,728 | Up 1,546 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 5 | #16,547 | Down 4,348 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 5 | #12,274 | Down 3,289 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 8 | #12,199 | Down 4,416 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 15 | #7,783 | Up 97 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 15 | #7,880 | Down 201 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 8 | #8,985 | Down 58 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 16 | #7,679 | Down 1,724 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 23 | #5,955 | Up 1,137 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 18 | #7,092 | Up 776 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 15 | #7,868 | Down 730 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 16 | #7,138 | Down 61 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 7 | #8,927 | Down 2,611 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 16 | #7,077 | Down 1,022 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 19 | #6,055 | Up 3,427 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 10 | #9,482 | Down 131 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 10 | #9,351 | Down 1,771 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 10 | #6,316 | Up 214 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 13 | #7,580 | Up 1,225 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 9 | #6,530 | Up 2,735 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 10 | #8,805 | Down 3,006 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 17 | #5,799 | Up 684 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 5 | #9,265 | Down 1,627 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 14 | #6,483 | Up 5,324 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 6 | #11,807 | Down 4,766 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 12 | #7,041 | Down 722 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 14 | #6,319 | Down 55 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Down 1,119 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 14 | #6,264 | Up 803 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 12 | #7,067 | Up 3,204 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Up 1,598 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 7 | #10,271 | Down 78 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 5 | #8,117 | Down 847 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 7 | #10,193 | Down 2,156 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 9 | #8,037 | Down 2,142 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 5 | #7,270 | Down 1,181 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 13 | #5,895 | Up 5,430 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Down 2,659 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 5 | #11,325 | Down 1,780 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 6 | #9,545 | Down 1,982 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 8 | #7,563 | Down 753 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 9 | #6,810 | Up 599 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 8 | #7,409 | Up 1,601 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 12 | #3,430 | Up 973 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 8 | #4,403 | Up 656 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 6 | #9,010 | Up 642 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 6 | #5,059 | Up 786 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 5 | #5,845 | Down 1,048 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 5 | #9,652 | Down 368 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 5 | #9,284 | Down 1,849 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 6 | #4,797 | Down 960 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 8 | #3,837 | Up 126 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 6 | #7,435 | Up 889 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Down 442 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 5 | #8,324 | Down 1,254 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 8 | #3,521 | Down 972 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 6 | #7,070 | Down 1,428 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 12 | #2,549 | Up 27 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 11 | #2,576 | Up 983 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 7 | #5,642 | Up 1,162 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 6 | #3,559 | Down 932 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 5 | #6,804 | Down 240 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 10 | #2,627 | Up 617 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 5 | #6,564 | Down 1,733 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 7 | #3,244 | Down 1,130 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 8 | #4,831 | Up 1,936 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 15 | #2,114 | Down 70 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 5 | #6,767 | Down 1,871 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 16 | #2,044 | Down 148 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 8 | #4,896 | Down 633 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 18 | #1,896 | Up 101 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 10 | #4,263 | Up 1,046 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 17 | #1,997 | Up 45 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 7 | #5,309 | Down 1,389 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 16 | #2,042 | Down 422 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 11 | #3,920 | Down 93 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 24 | #1,620 | Up 146 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 11 | #3,827 | Down 80 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 20 | #1,766 | Down 93 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 11 | #3,747 | Down 924 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 23 | #1,673 | Up 342 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 17 | #2,823 | Up 1,338 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 16 | #2,015 | Down 557 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 9 | #4,161 | Down 1,436 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 28 | #1,458 | Down 125 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 17 | #2,725 | Down 30 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 32 | #1,333 | Down 2 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 17 | #2,695 | Up 226 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 32 | #1,331 | Down 165 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 14 | #2,921 | Up 119 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 40 | #1,166 | Down 83 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 13 | #3,040 | Down 346 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 44 | #1,083 | Up 3 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 15 | #2,694 | Down 42 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 42 | #1,086 | Up 77 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 15 | #2,652 | Down 583 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 37 | #1,163 | Down 148 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 22 | #2,069 | Up 57 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 48 | #1,015 | Up 161 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 21 | #2,126 | Down 81 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 38 | #1,176 | Down 173 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 23 | #2,045 | Up 273 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 46 | #1,003 | Down 173 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 17 | #2,318 | Down 575 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 57 | #830 | Up 2 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 23 | #1,743 | Down 165 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 57 | #832 | Down 51 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 27 | #1,578 | Up 125 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 70 | #781 | Down 41 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 25 | #1,703 | Down 111 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 75 | #740 | Down 57 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 27 | #1,592 | Down 23 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 80 | #683 | Down 52 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 25 | #1,569 | Down 20 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 89 | #631 | Up 29 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 25 | #1,549 | Down 171 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 81 | #660 | Down 109 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 29 | #1,378 | Up 218 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 110 | #551 | Up 16 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 23 | #1,596 | Down 241 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 103 | #567 | Down 1 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 29 | #1,355 | Down 205 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 103 | #566 | Down 3 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 38 | #1,150 | Up 32 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 105 | #563 | Down 11 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 36 | #1,182 | Up 54 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 114 | #552 | Up 5 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 33 | #1,236 | Up 8 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 105 | #557 | Up 8 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 33 | #1,244 | Up 177 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 109 | #565 | Down 58 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 28 | #1,421 | Up 38 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 128 | #507 | Up 1 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 26 | #1,459 | Up 244 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 137 | #508 | Up 125 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 22 | #1,703 | Down 148 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 93 | #633 | Down 12 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 25 | #1,555 | Down 265 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 97 | #621 | Down 42 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 35 | #1,290 | Down 57 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 114 | #579 | Up 99 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 40 | #1,233 | Up 216 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 87 | #678 | Up 52 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 31 | #1,449 | Down 239 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 79 | #730 | Up 57 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 41 | #1,210 | Up 513 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 73 | #787 | Down 22 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 25 | #1,723 | Down 418 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 74 | #765 | Up 26 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 36 | #1,305 | Up 592 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 72 | #791 | Up 140 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 21 | #1,897 | Down 174 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 57 | #931 | Down 105 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 25 | #1,723 | Up 634 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 66 | #826 | Up 112 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 15 | #2,357 | Up 648 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 51 | #938 | Down 29 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 10 | #3,005 | Down 629 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 53 | #909 | Down 45 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 14 | #2,376 | Up 503 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 54 | #864 | Up 293 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 10 | #2,879 | Down 746 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 32 | #1,157 | Down 142 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 15 | #2,133 | Up 10 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 39 | #1,015 | Up 327 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 14 | #2,143 | Up 291 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 20 | #1,342 | Down 86 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 9 | #2,434 | Up 106 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 17 | #1,256 | Down 33 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 7 | #2,540 | Down 396 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 15 | #1,223 | Up 517 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 8 | #2,144 | — |
| 1911 | Boys | 5 | #1,740 | Down 367 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 5 | #1,373 | — |