Merlin is a boy's name of English origin meaning “little blackbird.” In 2024 it was given to 72 boys in the United States.
Merlin belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “little blackbird” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Merlin first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #288 in 1927, and in 2024 72 babies received the name — 14,987 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Merlin means “little blackbird” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Merlin is a boy name. In 2024, 72 babies received the name in the US.
Merlin comes from the English & American tradition.
Merlin first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #288 in 1927, and 72 babies were given the name in 2024.
Merlin is pronounced /ˈmɝlɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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