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Merrilyn Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Merrilyn?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

Uncommon, Merrilyn would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,266 in 1944 with 40 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Merrilyn in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Merrilyn, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1924-1927, and 1939-1942, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1948-1954.

Merrilyn's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Merrilyn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Merrilyn?

Merrilyn's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Merrilyn is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Merrilyn has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Merrilyn (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 6 8,049
1972 5 9,118
1971 9 5,846
1970 7 6,798
1969 5 8,236
1968 < 5 --
1967 5 7,491
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 8 5,306
1963 12 3,958
1962 11 4,188
1961 6 6,333
1960 10 4,365
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 12 3,611
1956 19 2,689
1955 14 3,186
1954 10 3,881
1953 15 2,895
1952 23 2,179
1951 20 2,298
1950 25 1,945
1949 31 1,725
1948 30 1,727
1947 27 1,889
1946 28 1,705
1945 25 1,690
1944 40 1,266
1943 38 1,336
1942 38 1,316
1941 22 1,727
1940 12 2,523
1939 16 2,096
1938 19 1,851
1937 13 2,408
1936 14 2,231
1935 20 1,760
1934 11 2,676
1933 17 1,952
1932 16 2,105
1931 9 3,150
1930 11 2,804
1929 11 2,863
1928 16 2,262
1927 17 2,225
1926 10 3,202
1925 12 2,885
1924 12 2,917
1923 14 2,555
1922 < 5 --
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 < 5 --
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 < 5 --
1915 < 5 --
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.