Merlin
About Merlin
The name Merlin peaked for boys at #288 in 1927. The name is most popular in Colorado, Missouri, and Indiana. Merlin is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Merlin ranked #2343 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #288 in 1927, Nameberry popularity #900.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,283 | 34 | 17.7 |
| 2015 | #3,284 | 35 | 18.3 |
| 2016 | #2,967 | 40 | 21.1 |
| 2017 | #2,407 | 54 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | #2,346 | 57 | 31.4 |
| 2019 | #2,513 | 53 | 29.5 |
| 2020 | #2,492 | 52 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | #2,092 | 70 | 40 |
| 2022 | #2,701 | 49 | 28.1 |
| 2023 | #2,284 | 62 | 36.2 |
| 2024 | #2,083 | 72 | 41.8 |
| 2025 | #2,343 | 59 | 34.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Merlins
- 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
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