Merelyn

MEH-rih-lihn /ˈmɛɹɪˌlɪn/
girl 3 syllables fading

Merelyn is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.

Merelyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Merelyn was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 2007 (18 births).

About the name Merelyn

PronunciationMEH-rih-lihn /ˈmɛɹɪˌlɪn/
18peak births 2007
1924first in SSA data

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How popular is Merelyn?

Girls named Merelyn
1924194019601980200020202024
Girls named Merelyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1924–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Merelyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202488#11,798
20231313#8,342
202288#11,889
202155#16,872
202055#16,715
201866#15,037
201755#17,581
20161313#8,713
20151010#10,634
201477#14,083
20131111#10,020
201277#14,519
20111212#9,538
201088#13,080
200966#16,578
20081111#10,560
20071818#7,307
20061111#10,388
200577#13,996
200466#15,423
20031212#8,880
200266#14,803
200177#12,989
200066#14,395
199955#16,020
19966—#12,894
19517—#4,684
19487—#4,494
19466—#4,800
19455—#5,024
19445—#5,047
19418—#3,455
19407—#3,739
19395—#4,716
19376—#4,118
19368—#3,293
19346—#4,142
19326—#4,251
19318—#3,407
19305—#5,029
19275—#5,361
19265—#5,376
19246—#4,858