The baby name Merlin appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 1927 with 545 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Merlin has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 47 |
| 1913 | 68 |
| 1914 | 164 |
| 1915 | 185 |
| 1916 | 216 |
| 1917 | 289 |
| 1918 | 344 |
| 1919 | 303 |
| 1920 | 389 |
| 1921 | 446 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1922 | 401 |
| 1923 | 335 |
| 1924 | 422 |
| 1925 | 442 |
| 1926 | 498 |
| 1927 | 545 |
| 1928 | 438 |
| 1929 | 444 |
| 1930 | 461 |
| 1931 | 506 |
| 1932 | 421 |
| 1933 | 436 |
| 1934 | 370 |
| 1935 | 434 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1936 | 399 |
| 1937 | 347 |
| 1938 | 306 |
| 1939 | 266 |
| 1940 | 212 |
| 1941 | 321 |
| 1942 | 235 |
| 1943 | 336 |
| 1944 | 225 |
| 1945 | 187 |
| 1946 | 209 |
| 1947 | 139 |
| 1948 | 140 |
| 1949 | 119 |
| 1950 | 174 |
| 1951 | 187 |
| 1952 | 157 |
| 1953 | 145 |
| 1954 | 131 |
| 1955 | 163 |
| 1956 | 128 |
| 1957 | 123 |
| 1958 | 110 |
| 1959 | 120 |
| 1960 | 71 |
| 1961 | 92 |
| 1962 | 59 |
| 1963 | 94 |
| 1964 | 37 |
| 1965 | 17 |
| 1966 | 47 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 20 |
| 1969 | 21 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1972 | 25 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 15 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 20 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 22 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 27 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 20 |