Merlina
#19,114 most common girls' name of all time · #31,279 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1982–2025
Rank among girls
#19,114
Rank overall
#31,279 of 105,966
First appeared
1982
Years on the list
15 of 146
All-time
183
Since 2016
62
Peak year
2007 #4,753
Best rank
#4,753 2007
Girls
Boys
peak 31/yr
Merlina first appears in 1982. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,057 |
| 2024 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,001 |
| 2023 | 27 | — | 27 | #4,932 |
| 2017 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,138 |
| 2016 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,162 |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,287 |
| 2012 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,375 |
| 2011 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,551 |
| 2010 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,051 |
| 2009 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,201 |
| 2008 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,906 |
| 2007 | 31 | — | 31 | #4,753 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,677 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,199 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,180 |