Merlinda
Merlinda Bobis is a contemporary Filipina-Australian writer and academic.
Meaning & Origin of Merlinda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Merlinda Bobis is a contemporary Filipina-Australian writer and academic.
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The Story of Merlinda
Merlinda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1931, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 22 Merlindas were born — ranking #2,675 that year. As of 2026, Merlinda ranks #15,242 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 530 Merlindas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Merlinda
Merlinda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1931 and has accumulated 530 births in the dataset. Merlinda's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #2,675. Use the chart and map above to compare Merlinda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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