Merlin

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Arthurian Legend	Boy	The wizard / Sea fortress
Celtic	Boy	Sea; falcon; sea hill

Fun Facts About the Name Merlin

Backwards

Nilrem

Scrabble Score

8 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. aesalon)."

Similar & Rhyming Names

MaralynHuitzitzilinKulinJaelinZolin

Popularity of Merlin

Popularity Analysis

The name Merlin first appeared in the social security administration database in 1885. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1927 when it reached rank #287. As of 1972, it ranked #964.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1972	964	Male	0.0042%
1969	892	Male	0.0040%
1968	896	Male	0.0037%
1967	838	Male	0.0041%
1966	780	Male	0.0048%
1965	825	Male	0.0043%
1964	776	Male	0.0047%
1963	745	Male	0.0053%
1962	782	Male	0.0045%
1961	736	Male	0.0051%
1960	754	Male	0.0048%
1959	673	Male	0.0060%
1958	613	Male	0.0073%
1957	637	Male	0.0067%
1956	620	Male	0.0070%
1955	554	Male	0.0084%
1954	605	Male	0.0072%
1953	573	Male	0.0078%
1952	559	Male	0.0080%
1951	516	Male	0.0091%
1950	508	Male	0.0096%
1949	543	Male	0.0083%
1948	535	Male	0.0087%
1947	530	Male	0.0087%
1946	443	Male	0.0125%
1945	437	Male	0.0136%
1944	419	Male	0.0150%
1943	375	Male	0.0183%
1942	419	Male	0.0153%
1941	364	Male	0.0206%
1940	364	Male	0.0210%
1939	360	Male	0.0216%
1938	331	Male	0.0251%
1937	339	Male	0.0233%
1936	326	Male	0.0259%
1935	310	Male	0.0289%
1934	323	Male	0.0266%
1933	307	Male	0.0296%
1932	310	Male	0.0291%
1931	288	Male	0.0343%
1930	312	Male	0.0296%
1929	305	Male	0.0296%
1928	320	Male	0.0269%
1927	287	Male	0.0335%
1926	296	Male	0.0321%
1925	307	Male	0.0298%
1924	313	Male	0.0287%
1923	366	Male	0.0233%
1922	315	Male	0.0293%
1921	315	Male	0.0301%
1920	329	Male	0.0284%
1919	365	Male	0.0247%
1918	354	Male	0.0256%
1917	368	Male	0.0240%
1916	369	Male	0.0238%
1915	402	Male	0.0203%
1914	426	Male	0.0186%
1913	470	Male	0.0159%
1912	454	Male	0.0168%
1911	519	Male	0.0137%
1910	612	Male	0.0110%
1909	604	Male	0.0113%
1908	446	Male	0.0180%
1907	528	Male	0.0132%
1906	739	Male	0.0083%
1905	825	Male	0.0070%
1904	635	Male	0.0101%
1903	824	Male	0.0070%
1902	604	Male	0.0105%
1901	915	Male	0.0061%
1899	837	Male	0.0069%
1898	958	Male	0.0053%
1895	731	Male	0.0079%
1891	921	Male	0.0055%
1887	722	Male	0.0073%
1885	898	Male	0.0052%

Search Baby Names

Today's Poll

This video is a short video journey through the months leading to birth.

Introducing Our Nine Month Project (Miracle)

What We Learn Before We Are Born