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Merlin

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Mostly a boy name · 6% girls / 94% boys since 1885

All-time babies

15,968

since 1885

Girls rank, 2025

#7491

14 babies

Boys rank, 2025

#2332

59 babies

Peak year (boys)

1927

389 babies, #287

Letters

6

2 syllables

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