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Merlin vs Noah — Popularity Comparison

Latest years first · counts are girls + boys combined (split shown in table).

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2024	85 \| 13/72	20,876 \| 539/20,337
2023	75 \| 13/62	19,545 \| 457/19,088
2022	60 \| 11/49	19,214 \| 479/18,735
2021	82 \| 12/70	19,324 \| 418/18,906
2020	69 \| 17/52	18,759 \| 308/18,451
2019	63 \| 10/53	19,391 \| 219/19,172
2018	69 \| 12/57	18,604 \| 175/18,429
2017	68 \| 14/54	18,678 \| 176/18,502
2016	51 \| 11/40	19,321 \| 134/19,187
2015	47 \| 12/35	19,815 \| 137/19,678

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2014	46 \| 12/34	19,445 \| 107/19,338
2013	45 \| 8/37	18,367 \| 80/18,287
2012	54 \| 15/39	17,456 \| 78/17,378
2011	43 \| 12/31	16,960 \| 79/16,881
2010	38 \| 15/23	16,558 \| 80/16,478
2009	57 \| 17/40	17,331 \| 70/17,261
2008	66 \| 26/40	15,859 \| 56/15,803
2007	68 \| 25/43	16,695 \| 92/16,603
2006	71 \| 22/49	16,393 \| 53/16,340
2005	55 \| 18/37	13,961 \| 56/13,905

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2004	57 \| 12/45	11,998 \| 87/11,911
2003	74 \| 30/44	11,906 \| 64/11,842
2002	58 \| 15/43	12,118 \| 42/12,076
2001	68 \| 14/54	13,529 \| 36/13,493
2000	59 \| 12/47	14,346 \| 64/14,282
1999	54 \| 5/49	14,987 \| 56/14,931
1998	55 \| 10/45	13,471 \| 57/13,414
1997	37 \| 7/30	9,342 \| 63/9,279
1996	52 \| 13/39	7,227 \| 43/7,184
1995	59 \| 19/40	3,844 \| 20/3,824

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1994	46 \| 18/28	2,097 \| 17/2,080
1993	47 \| 6/41	1,520 \| 17/1,503
1992	52 \| 19/33	1,438 \| 14/1,424
1991	53 \| 11/42	1,328 \| 13/1,315
1990	54 \| 10/44	1,320 \| 9/1,311
1989	35 \| 8/27	1,255 \| 13/1,242
1988	49 \| 0/49	1,077 \| 12/1,065
1987	45 \| 6/39	1,004 \| 8/996
1986	34 \| 0/34	1,051 \| 12/1,039
1985	44 \| 0/44	1,109 \| 0/1,109

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1984	39 \| 0/39	1,254 \| 8/1,246
1983	47 \| 7/40	1,560 \| 18/1,542
1982	50 \| 5/45	1,831 \| 14/1,817
1981	42 \| 0/42	1,413 \| 13/1,400
1980	54 \| 6/48	933 \| 5/928
1979	45 \| 0/45	923 \| 10/913
1978	48 \| 0/48	698 \| 9/689
1977	48 \| 0/48	690 \| 7/683
1976	53 \| 0/53	543 \| 0/543
1975	48 \| 0/48	585 \| 5/580

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1974	57 \| 0/57	548 \| 0/548
1973	55 \| 5/50	492 \| 0/492
1972	77 \| 6/71	422 \| 0/422
1971	65 \| 0/65	478 \| 0/478
1970	48 \| 0/48	347 \| 7/340
1969	74 \| 0/74	247 \| 0/247
1968	65 \| 0/65	174 \| 0/174
1967	73 \| 0/73	154 \| 0/154
1966	96 \| 9/87	157 \| 0/157
1965	81 \| 0/81	120 \| 0/120

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1964	100 \| 5/95	138 \| 0/138
1963	109 \| 0/109	124 \| 0/124
1962	95 \| 0/95	140 \| 0/140
1961	110 \| 0/110	131 \| 5/126
1960	105 \| 0/105	139 \| 0/139
1959	130 \| 0/130	153 \| 0/153
1958	161 \| 5/156	137 \| 0/137
1957	152 \| 5/147	153 \| 0/153
1956	155 \| 5/150	138 \| 0/138
1955	181 \| 6/175	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1954	159 \| 8/151	131 \| 0/131
1953	158 \| 0/158	161 \| 0/161
1952	162 \| 6/156	143 \| 0/143
1951	176 \| 0/176	154 \| 0/154
1950	175 \| 0/175	153 \| 0/153
1949	155 \| 5/150	149 \| 0/149
1948	167 \| 12/155	150 \| 0/150
1947	174 \| 11/163	156 \| 0/156
1946	214 \| 7/207	130 \| 0/130
1945	194 \| 7/187	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1944	208 \| 0/208	157 \| 0/157
1943	271 \| 5/266	155 \| 0/155
1942	225 \| 8/217	182 \| 0/182
1941	264 \| 6/258	161 \| 0/161
1940	256 \| 7/249	150 \| 0/150
1939	254 \| 9/245	122 \| 0/122
1938	284 \| 0/284	145 \| 0/145
1937	257 \| 0/257	143 \| 0/143
1936	289 \| 15/274	147 \| 0/147
1935	319 \| 11/308	175 \| 0/175

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1934	289 \| 6/283	148 \| 0/148
1933	311 \| 9/302	173 \| 0/173
1932	324 \| 10/314	182 \| 0/182
1931	378 \| 15/363	186 \| 6/180
1930	338 \| 5/333	191 \| 0/191
1929	340 \| 12/328	197 \| 0/197
1928	314 \| 7/307	174 \| 0/174
1927	405 \| 16/389	236 \| 0/236
1926	382 \| 14/368	235 \| 0/235
1925	359 \| 16/343	219 \| 0/219

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1924	347 \| 10/337	239 \| 0/239
1923	276 \| 10/266	259 \| 0/259
1922	338 \| 10/328	236 \| 0/236
1921	353 \| 11/342	247 \| 0/247
1920	321 \| 7/314	242 \| 0/242
1919	259 \| 8/251	253 \| 0/253
1918	280 \| 12/268	247 \| 0/247
1917	242 \| 12/230	219 \| 0/219
1916	231 \| 11/220	229 \| 0/229
1915	179 \| 0/179	189 \| 0/189

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1914	127 \| 0/127	171 \| 0/171
1913	85 \| 0/85	141 \| 0/141
1912	82 \| 6/76	116 \| 0/116
1911	33 \| 0/33	82 \| 0/82
1910	23 \| 0/23	87 \| 0/87
1909	20 \| 0/20	62 \| 0/62
1908	30 \| 0/30	68 \| 0/68
1907	21 \| 0/21	61 \| 0/61
1906	12 \| 0/12	60 \| 0/60
1905	10 \| 0/10	60 \| 0/60

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1904	14 \| 0/14	46 \| 0/46
1903	9 \| 0/9	48 \| 0/48
1902	14 \| 0/14	69 \| 0/69
1901	13 \| 6/7	56 \| 0/56
1900	8 \| 0/8	92 \| 0/92
1899	8 \| 0/8	47 \| 0/47
1898	7 \| 0/7	68 \| 0/68
1897	0 \| 0/0	58 \| 0/58
1896	6 \| 0/6	69 \| 0/69
1895	10 \| 0/10	72 \| 0/72

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	74 \| 0/74
1893	0 \| 0/0	69 \| 0/69
1892	0 \| 0/0	79 \| 0/79
1891	6 \| 0/6	76 \| 0/76
1890	5 \| 0/5	74 \| 0/74
1889	0 \| 0/0	85 \| 0/85
1888	0 \| 0/0	83 \| 0/83
1887	8 \| 0/8	94 \| 0/94
1886	0 \| 0/0	90 \| 0/90
1885	6 \| 0/6	76 \| 0/76

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	94 \| 0/94
1883	0 \| 0/0	81 \| 0/81
1882	0 \| 0/0	108 \| 0/108
1881	0 \| 0/0	81 \| 0/81
1880	0 \| 0/0	103 \| 0/103