Myrlin
The Story of Myrlin
As a girl name
American parents first put Myrlin on the record books as a girl name in 1932, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1932, when 5 Myrlins were born — ranking #4,411 that year. About 67% of every Myrlin on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Myrlin last appeared in the published SSA data in 1957, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Myrlin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 5 births, good for #3,825 nationwide. About 33% of every Myrlin on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Myrlin last appeared in the published SSA data in 1930, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Myrlin
Myrlin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Myrlin's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #4,411. Use the chart and map above to compare Myrlin'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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