Merilyn Name Popularity

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How popular is Merilyn?

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

This once, top 1000 name, Merilyn is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #820 in 1935.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1946 with 75 occurrences.

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

Merilyn, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1917-1922, 1923-1927, 1928-1932, and 2000-2004, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1952-1956.

Merilyn's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Merilyn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Merilyn?

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

The name Merilyn is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Merilyn (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		9	11,280
2016		5	17,932
2015		5	18,214
2014		13	8,785
2013		5	18,347
2012		10	10,970
2011		< 5	--
2010		9	11,923
2009		10	11,216
2008		16	7,982
2007		14	8,846
2006		10	11,159
2005		19	6,449
2004		17	6,983
2003		11	9,486
2002		14	7,695
2001		12	8,555
2000		7	12,673
1999		6	13,827
1998		< 5	--
1997		10	8,798
1996		5	15,020
1995		11	7,880
1994		8	10,193
1993		6	12,870
1992		8	10,117
1991		6	12,530
1990		< 5	--
1989		7	10,440
1988		5	13,126
1987		6	10,745
1986		< 5	--
1985		5	11,808
1984		< 5	--
1983		< 5	--
1982		5	11,621
1981		8	7,866
1980		5	11,493
1979		< 5	--
1978		7	8,210
1977		5	10,648
1976		6	8,826
1975		< 5	--
1974		6	8,334
1973		< 5	--
1972		7	7,011
1971		6	7,977
1970		< 5	--
1969		12	4,338
1968		< 5	--
1967		8	5,280
1966		8	5,128
1965		14	3,492
1964		20	2,883
1963		14	3,574
1962		14	3,542
1961		17	3,141
1960		16	3,172
1959		16	3,064
1958		24	2,359
1957		22	2,469
1956		20	2,590
1955		30	1,968
1954		43	1,553
1953		36	1,664
1952		51	1,364
1951		33	1,687
1950		36	1,565
1949		44	1,400
1948		54	1,247
1947		66	1,101
1946		75	966
1945		56	1,043
1944		72	904
1943		56	1,075
1942		62	995
1941		48	1,058
1940		52	994
1939		62	896
1938		54	969
1937		51	988
1936		63	860
1935		70	820
1934		65	852
1933		51	969
1932		68	842
1931		52	966
1930		47	1,081
1929		52	1,008
1928		40	1,218
1927		51	1,076
1926		44	1,161
1925		35	1,366
1924		32	1,493
1923		32	1,448
1922		32	1,452
1921		16	2,348
1920		12	2,838
1919		15	2,345
1918		11	2,955
1917		< 5	--
1916		< 5	--
1915		7	3,676
1914		< 5	--
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1912		< 5	--
1911		< 5	--
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1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
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1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
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1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
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1884		< 5	--
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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.