Merlen

MUR-luhn /ˈmɜːlən/
boy 2 syllables fading

Merlen is a very rare variant of Merlin that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Merlen is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1949. Merlen was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1919 (9 births).

About the name Merlen

PronunciationMUR-luhn /ˈmɜːlən/
9peak births 1919
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Merlen

MerlinMerlynMerlonMerleneAllenJaylenJalenMerleMerleenMerlena

How popular is Merlen?

Boys named Merlen
19161920192519301935194019451949
Boys named Merlen per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1949 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1949) 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

Merlen total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19497—#3,204
19435—#3,876
19386—#3,406
19366—#3,409
19356—#3,521
19295—#4,357
19247—#3,726
19239—#3,091
19199—#3,039
19165—#4,295
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