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Merlyn vs Noah — Popularity Comparison

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

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2024	5 \| 5/0	20,876 \| 539/20,337
2023	11 \| 11/0	19,545 \| 457/19,088
2022	18 \| 11/7	19,214 \| 479/18,735
2021	16 \| 10/6	19,324 \| 418/18,906
2020	16 \| 11/5	18,759 \| 308/18,451
2019	16 \| 10/6	19,391 \| 219/19,172
2018	9 \| 9/0	18,604 \| 175/18,429
2017	15 \| 9/6	18,678 \| 176/18,502
2016	14 \| 8/6	19,321 \| 134/19,187
2015	12 \| 12/0	19,815 \| 137/19,678

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2014	14 \| 9/5	19,445 \| 107/19,338
2013	11 \| 5/6	18,367 \| 80/18,287
2012	13 \| 8/5	17,456 \| 78/17,378
2011	15 \| 15/0	16,960 \| 79/16,881
2010	15 \| 15/0	16,558 \| 80/16,478
2009	24 \| 16/8	17,331 \| 70/17,261
2008	23 \| 23/0	15,859 \| 56/15,803
2007	18 \| 18/0	16,695 \| 92/16,603
2006	15 \| 15/0	16,393 \| 53/16,340
2005	16 \| 16/0	13,961 \| 56/13,905

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
2004	23 \| 16/7	11,998 \| 87/11,911
2003	19 \| 19/0	11,906 \| 64/11,842
2002	10 \| 10/0	12,118 \| 42/12,076
2001	10 \| 10/0	13,529 \| 36/13,493
2000	23 \| 13/10	14,346 \| 64/14,282
1999	19 \| 10/9	14,987 \| 56/14,931
1998	17 \| 17/0	13,471 \| 57/13,414
1997	19 \| 14/5	9,342 \| 63/9,279
1996	6 \| 6/0	7,227 \| 43/7,184
1995	12 \| 12/0	3,844 \| 20/3,824

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1994	14 \| 14/0	2,097 \| 17/2,080
1993	20 \| 14/6	1,520 \| 17/1,503
1992	12 \| 12/0	1,438 \| 14/1,424
1991	14 \| 7/7	1,328 \| 13/1,315
1990	12 \| 7/5	1,320 \| 9/1,311
1989	9 \| 9/0	1,255 \| 13/1,242
1988	18 \| 13/5	1,077 \| 12/1,065
1987	11 \| 5/6	1,004 \| 8/996
1986	6 \| 6/0	1,051 \| 12/1,039
1985	8 \| 8/0	1,109 \| 0/1,109

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1984	9 \| 9/0	1,254 \| 8/1,246
1983	0 \| 0/0	1,560 \| 18/1,542
1982	0 \| 0/0	1,831 \| 14/1,817
1981	8 \| 8/0	1,413 \| 13/1,400
1980	12 \| 0/12	933 \| 5/928
1979	14 \| 6/8	923 \| 10/913
1978	6 \| 0/6	698 \| 9/689
1977	10 \| 5/5	690 \| 7/683
1976	5 \| 5/0	543 \| 0/543
1975	6 \| 0/6	585 \| 5/580

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1974	8 \| 0/8	548 \| 0/548
1973	6 \| 6/0	492 \| 0/492
1972	0 \| 0/0	422 \| 0/422
1971	12 \| 5/7	478 \| 0/478
1970	14 \| 6/8	347 \| 7/340
1969	12 \| 0/12	247 \| 0/247
1968	18 \| 7/11	174 \| 0/174
1967	11 \| 5/6	154 \| 0/154
1966	15 \| 5/10	157 \| 0/157
1965	15 \| 8/7	120 \| 0/120

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1964	20 \| 5/15	138 \| 0/138
1963	24 \| 8/16	124 \| 0/124
1962	28 \| 10/18	140 \| 0/140
1961	24 \| 7/17	131 \| 5/126
1960	27 \| 11/16	139 \| 0/139
1959	35 \| 11/24	153 \| 0/153
1958	31 \| 11/20	137 \| 0/137
1957	40 \| 17/23	153 \| 0/153
1956	25 \| 9/16	138 \| 0/138
1955	45 \| 17/28	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1954	49 \| 17/32	131 \| 0/131
1953	46 \| 14/32	161 \| 0/161
1952	53 \| 13/40	143 \| 0/143
1951	59 \| 15/44	154 \| 0/154
1950	57 \| 15/42	153 \| 0/153
1949	59 \| 22/37	149 \| 0/149
1948	69 \| 21/48	150 \| 0/150
1947	61 \| 23/38	156 \| 0/156
1946	63 \| 17/46	130 \| 0/130
1945	80 \| 23/57	133 \| 0/133

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1944	84 \| 27/57	157 \| 0/157
1943	95 \| 25/70	155 \| 0/155
1942	102 \| 27/75	182 \| 0/182
1941	105 \| 25/80	161 \| 0/161
1940	114 \| 25/89	150 \| 0/150
1939	110 \| 29/81	122 \| 0/122
1938	133 \| 23/110	145 \| 0/145
1937	132 \| 29/103	143 \| 0/143
1936	141 \| 38/103	147 \| 0/147
1935	141 \| 36/105	175 \| 0/175

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1934	147 \| 33/114	148 \| 0/148
1933	138 \| 33/105	173 \| 0/173
1932	137 \| 28/109	182 \| 0/182
1931	154 \| 26/128	186 \| 6/180
1930	159 \| 22/137	191 \| 0/191
1929	118 \| 25/93	197 \| 0/197
1928	132 \| 35/97	174 \| 0/174
1927	154 \| 40/114	236 \| 0/236
1926	118 \| 31/87	235 \| 0/235
1925	120 \| 41/79	219 \| 0/219

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1924	98 \| 25/73	239 \| 0/239
1923	110 \| 36/74	259 \| 0/259
1922	93 \| 21/72	236 \| 0/236
1921	82 \| 25/57	247 \| 0/247
1920	81 \| 15/66	242 \| 0/242
1919	61 \| 10/51	253 \| 0/253
1918	67 \| 14/53	247 \| 0/247
1917	64 \| 10/54	219 \| 0/219
1916	47 \| 15/32	229 \| 0/229
1915	53 \| 14/39	189 \| 0/189

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1914	29 \| 9/20	171 \| 0/171
1913	24 \| 7/17	141 \| 0/141
1912	23 \| 8/15	116 \| 0/116
1911	5 \| 0/5	82 \| 0/82
1910	0 \| 0/0	87 \| 0/87
1909	0 \| 0/0	62 \| 0/62
1908	5 \| 0/5	68 \| 0/68
1907	0 \| 0/0	61 \| 0/61
1906	0 \| 0/0	60 \| 0/60
1905	0 \| 0/0	60 \| 0/60

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Noah (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	46 \| 0/46
1903	0 \| 0/0	48 \| 0/48
1902	0 \| 0/0	69 \| 0/69
1901	0 \| 0/0	56 \| 0/56
1900	0 \| 0/0	92 \| 0/92
1899	0 \| 0/0	47 \| 0/47
1898	0 \| 0/0	68 \| 0/68
1897	0 \| 0/0	58 \| 0/58
1896	0 \| 0/0	69 \| 0/69
1895	0 \| 0/0	72 \| 0/72

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (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	0 \| 0/0	76 \| 0/76
1890	0 \| 0/0	74 \| 0/74
1889	0 \| 0/0	85 \| 0/85
1888	0 \| 0/0	83 \| 0/83
1887	0 \| 0/0	94 \| 0/94
1886	0 \| 0/0	90 \| 0/90
1885	0 \| 0/0	76 \| 0/76

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (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