Merlin
A unisex name of French, Anglo Saxon and Welsh origin, ranked #2,332 in the US in 2025.
- Rank in 2025
- #2,332
- Best ever
- #287 in 1927
- US births since 1880
- 15,968
- Born in 2025
- 73
- Trend
- Rising last 10 years
- Given to
- 94% boys
Meaning
- Sea
- sea hill
- The wizard Merlin was King Arthur's mentor
- Falcon
First appears in Arthurian legend. That is where the name is recorded, not where it comes from.
Births 1885–2025
Peak 405 in 1927. Rising over the last ten years.