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Merlin vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merlin Oliver

By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	85 \| 13/72	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	75 \| 13/62	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	60 \| 11/49	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	82 \| 12/70	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	69 \| 17/52	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	63 \| 10/53	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	69 \| 12/57	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	68 \| 14/54	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	51 \| 11/40	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	47 \| 12/35	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	46 \| 12/34	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	45 \| 8/37	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	54 \| 15/39	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	43 \| 12/31	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	38 \| 15/23	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	57 \| 17/40	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	66 \| 26/40	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	68 \| 25/43	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	71 \| 22/49	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	55 \| 18/37	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	57 \| 12/45	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	74 \| 30/44	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	58 \| 15/43	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	68 \| 14/54	978 \| 0/978
2000	59 \| 12/47	978 \| 0/978
1999	54 \| 5/49	782 \| 0/782
1998	55 \| 10/45	740 \| 5/735
1997	37 \| 7/30	669 \| 0/669
1996	52 \| 13/39	607 \| 0/607
1995	59 \| 19/40	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	46 \| 18/28	643 \| 0/643
1993	47 \| 6/41	670 \| 5/665
1992	52 \| 19/33	664 \| 0/664
1991	53 \| 11/42	582 \| 0/582
1990	54 \| 10/44	625 \| 0/625
1989	35 \| 8/27	460 \| 0/460
1988	49 \| 0/49	440 \| 0/440
1987	45 \| 6/39	467 \| 6/461
1986	34 \| 0/34	344 \| 6/338
1985	44 \| 0/44	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	39 \| 0/39	404 \| 7/397
1983	47 \| 7/40	434 \| 0/434
1982	50 \| 5/45	455 \| 0/455
1981	42 \| 0/42	409 \| 6/403
1980	54 \| 6/48	400 \| 7/393
1979	45 \| 0/45	408 \| 0/408
1978	48 \| 0/48	430 \| 8/422
1977	48 \| 0/48	345 \| 7/338
1976	53 \| 0/53	341 \| 5/336
1975	48 \| 0/48	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	57 \| 0/57	347 \| 0/347
1973	55 \| 5/50	381 \| 7/374
1972	77 \| 6/71	373 \| 5/368
1971	65 \| 0/65	422 \| 6/416
1970	48 \| 0/48	366 \| 0/366
1969	74 \| 0/74	336 \| 7/329
1968	65 \| 0/65	332 \| 7/325
1967	73 \| 0/73	290 \| 0/290
1966	96 \| 9/87	342 \| 5/337
1965	81 \| 0/81	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	100 \| 5/95	367 \| 0/367
1963	109 \| 0/109	358 \| 0/358
1962	95 \| 0/95	312 \| 0/312
1961	110 \| 0/110	348 \| 0/348
1960	105 \| 0/105	370 \| 0/370
1959	130 \| 0/130	379 \| 8/371
1958	161 \| 5/156	453 \| 0/453
1957	152 \| 5/147	452 \| 0/452
1956	155 \| 5/150	488 \| 5/483
1955	181 \| 6/175	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	159 \| 8/151	537 \| 0/537
1953	158 \| 0/158	529 \| 8/521
1952	162 \| 6/156	566 \| 11/555
1951	176 \| 0/176	552 \| 0/552
1950	175 \| 0/175	556 \| 0/556
1949	155 \| 5/150	603 \| 6/597
1948	167 \| 12/155	642 \| 11/631
1947	174 \| 11/163	629 \| 5/624
1946	214 \| 7/207	625 \| 6/619
1945	194 \| 7/187	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	208 \| 0/208	572 \| 7/565
1943	271 \| 5/266	683 \| 15/668
1942	225 \| 8/217	617 \| 5/612
1941	264 \| 6/258	601 \| 0/601
1940	256 \| 7/249	589 \| 7/582
1939	254 \| 9/245	604 \| 6/598
1938	284 \| 0/284	568 \| 0/568
1937	257 \| 0/257	615 \| 6/609
1936	289 \| 15/274	591 \| 0/591
1935	319 \| 11/308	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	289 \| 6/283	741 \| 9/732
1933	311 \| 9/302	595 \| 0/595
1932	324 \| 10/314	747 \| 6/741
1931	378 \| 15/363	784 \| 6/778
1930	338 \| 5/333	859 \| 9/850
1929	340 \| 12/328	896 \| 11/885
1928	314 \| 7/307	942 \| 8/934
1927	405 \| 16/389	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	382 \| 14/368	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	359 \| 16/343	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	347 \| 10/337	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	276 \| 10/266	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	338 \| 10/328	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	353 \| 11/342	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	321 \| 7/314	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	259 \| 8/251	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	280 \| 12/268	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	242 \| 12/230	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	231 \| 11/220	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	179 \| 0/179	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	127 \| 0/127	873 \| 12/861
1913	85 \| 0/85	644 \| 0/644
1912	82 \| 6/76	653 \| 7/646
1911	33 \| 0/33	338 \| 5/333
1910	23 \| 0/23	307 \| 0/307
1909	20 \| 0/20	246 \| 0/246
1908	30 \| 0/30	207 \| 0/207
1907	21 \| 0/21	207 \| 0/207
1906	12 \| 0/12	183 \| 0/183
1905	10 \| 0/10	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	14 \| 0/14	200 \| 0/200
1903	9 \| 0/9	210 \| 0/210
1902	14 \| 0/14	181 \| 0/181
1901	13 \| 6/7	187 \| 0/187
1900	8 \| 0/8	256 \| 0/256
1899	8 \| 0/8	161 \| 0/161
1898	7 \| 0/7	186 \| 0/186
1897	0 \| 0/0	174 \| 0/174
1896	6 \| 0/6	194 \| 0/194
1895	10 \| 0/10	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1894	0 \| 0/0	222 \| 0/222
1893	0 \| 0/0	214 \| 0/214
1892	0 \| 0/0	238 \| 0/238
1891	6 \| 0/6	212 \| 0/212
1890	5 \| 0/5	218 \| 0/218
1889	0 \| 0/0	210 \| 0/210
1888	0 \| 0/0	206 \| 0/206
1887	8 \| 0/8	203 \| 0/203
1886	0 \| 0/0	230 \| 0/230
1885	6 \| 0/6	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Merlin (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1884	0 \| 0/0	245 \| 0/245
1883	0 \| 0/0	219 \| 0/219
1882	0 \| 0/0	244 \| 0/244
1881	0 \| 0/0	238 \| 0/238
1880	0 \| 0/0	234 \| 0/234