Merlinda is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Merlinda is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2009. Merlinda was first reported in SSA data in 1931 and peaked in 1964 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,580 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #18,267 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #10,225 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,359 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,535 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,197 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,930 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,912 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,788 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,943 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,473 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,179 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,301 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #8,218 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #7,036 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #6,899 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,367 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #5,086 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #4,229 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #5,007 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,804 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | #3,907 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,406 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | #3,596 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | #3,005 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #3,009 |
| 1964 | 22 | — | #2,723 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | #3,037 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #4,191 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #5,150 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #4,084 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #3,563 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | #2,633 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #4,104 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,628 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | #3,326 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #3,883 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #3,884 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,369 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | #2,771 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #3,596 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #3,543 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #5,071 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,634 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,582 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #3,059 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,356 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | #3,457 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,198 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,777 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,713 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,767 |