Merlin

Welsh

"sea fortress"

Merlin Rank in US Top 1000

# 965 in the US

Merlin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 757 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Merlin

• 757 Nameberry 2025
• 412 Germany 2016
• 61 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Merlin

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• Galileo
• Aristotle
• Sora
• Florence
• Argo
• Valentine
• Odysseus
• Misha
• Hermes
• Tiberius
• Wolfgang
• Brutus
• Yves
• Sol
• Septimus
• Aslan
• Mordecai
• Django
• Romulus

Famous People Named Merlin

• Merlin de Douai (born Philippe Antoine Merlin), French politician and lawyer
• Merlin de Thionville (born Antoine Christophe Merlin), French revolutionary
• Merlin Santana American actor
• Merlin Olsen American football player and actor
• Merlin Holland grandson of novelist Oscar Wilde
• Merlin Mann American podcaster of 43 Folders
• Merlin Ferry (b. 1991) son of singer Bryan Ferry
• Merlin Esra Besson (b. 1992) son of musician Richard Z. Kruspe of Rammstein
• Merlin Sheldrake (b. 1992) son of biologist and author Rupert Sheldrake; brother of Cosmo
• Merlin van Lawick grandson of primatologist Jane Goodall

The name Merlin in Pop Culture

• Merlin wizard of Arthurian legend
• Merlin Langstaff character from the TV series "The Worst Witch"
• Merlin female character in manga/anime The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Merlin a type of bird (Latin name: Falco columbarius)
• Merlin Wizard character on Bee and Puppycat