Merlon
#12,251 most common boys' name of all time · #31,439 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1917–1973
Rank among boys
#12,251
Rank overall
#31,439 of 105,966
First appeared
1917
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
181
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1930 #3,530
Best rank
#2,545 1934
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Merlon first appears in 1917. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,349 |
| 1968 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,401 |
| 1963 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,337 |
| 1961 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1957 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1955 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,392 |
| 1951 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,041 |
| 1947 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,614 |
| 1944 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,768 |
| 1943 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,186 |
| 1941 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,088 |
| 1938 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,900 |
| 1937 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1936 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,914 |
| 1935 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,005 |
| 1934 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,545 |
| 1932 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,063 |
| 1930 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #3,530 |
| 1927 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,129 |
| 1926 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,662 |
| 1925 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,146 |
| 1924 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,234 |
| 1923 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,159 |
| 1922 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,005 |
| 1921 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,493 |
| 1920 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,172 |
| 1917 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,532 |