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Merlyn vs Oliver — Popularity Comparison

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

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Merlyn Oliver

By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2024	5 \| 5/0	15,368 \| 25/15,343
2023	11 \| 11/0	14,810 \| 28/14,782
2022	18 \| 11/7	15,189 \| 28/15,161
2021	16 \| 10/6	14,733 \| 26/14,707
2020	16 \| 11/5	14,298 \| 23/14,275
2019	16 \| 10/6	13,986 \| 22/13,964
2018	9 \| 9/0	13,518 \| 19/13,499
2017	15 \| 9/6	13,239 \| 15/13,224
2016	14 \| 8/6	13,083 \| 18/13,065
2015	12 \| 12/0	11,687 \| 20/11,667

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2014	14 \| 9/5	9,463 \| 13/9,450
2013	11 \| 5/6	7,287 \| 12/7,275
2012	13 \| 8/5	5,931 \| 9/5,922
2011	15 \| 15/0	5,422 \| 9/5,413
2010	15 \| 15/0	4,671 \| 7/4,664
2009	24 \| 16/8	4,294 \| 7/4,287
2008	23 \| 23/0	3,615 \| 11/3,604
2007	18 \| 18/0	2,917 \| 7/2,910
2006	15 \| 15/0	2,352 \| 0/2,352
2005	16 \| 16/0	1,793 \| 0/1,793

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
2004	23 \| 16/7	1,497 \| 6/1,491
2003	19 \| 19/0	1,379 \| 5/1,374
2002	10 \| 10/0	1,171 \| 5/1,166
2001	10 \| 10/0	978 \| 0/978
2000	23 \| 13/10	978 \| 0/978
1999	19 \| 10/9	782 \| 0/782
1998	17 \| 17/0	740 \| 5/735
1997	19 \| 14/5	669 \| 0/669
1996	6 \| 6/0	607 \| 0/607
1995	12 \| 12/0	597 \| 0/597

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1994	14 \| 14/0	643 \| 0/643
1993	20 \| 14/6	670 \| 5/665
1992	12 \| 12/0	664 \| 0/664
1991	14 \| 7/7	582 \| 0/582
1990	12 \| 7/5	625 \| 0/625
1989	9 \| 9/0	460 \| 0/460
1988	18 \| 13/5	440 \| 0/440
1987	11 \| 5/6	467 \| 6/461
1986	6 \| 6/0	344 \| 6/338
1985	8 \| 8/0	371 \| 0/371

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1984	9 \| 9/0	404 \| 7/397
1983	0 \| 0/0	434 \| 0/434
1982	0 \| 0/0	455 \| 0/455
1981	8 \| 8/0	409 \| 6/403
1980	12 \| 0/12	400 \| 7/393
1979	14 \| 6/8	408 \| 0/408
1978	6 \| 0/6	430 \| 8/422
1977	10 \| 5/5	345 \| 7/338
1976	5 \| 5/0	341 \| 5/336
1975	6 \| 0/6	355 \| 0/355

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1974	8 \| 0/8	347 \| 0/347
1973	6 \| 6/0	381 \| 7/374
1972	0 \| 0/0	373 \| 5/368
1971	12 \| 5/7	422 \| 6/416
1970	14 \| 6/8	366 \| 0/366
1969	12 \| 0/12	336 \| 7/329
1968	18 \| 7/11	332 \| 7/325
1967	11 \| 5/6	290 \| 0/290
1966	15 \| 5/10	342 \| 5/337
1965	15 \| 8/7	303 \| 0/303

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1964	20 \| 5/15	367 \| 0/367
1963	24 \| 8/16	358 \| 0/358
1962	28 \| 10/18	312 \| 0/312
1961	24 \| 7/17	348 \| 0/348
1960	27 \| 11/16	370 \| 0/370
1959	35 \| 11/24	379 \| 8/371
1958	31 \| 11/20	453 \| 0/453
1957	40 \| 17/23	452 \| 0/452
1956	25 \| 9/16	488 \| 5/483
1955	45 \| 17/28	507 \| 0/507

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1954	49 \| 17/32	537 \| 0/537
1953	46 \| 14/32	529 \| 8/521
1952	53 \| 13/40	566 \| 11/555
1951	59 \| 15/44	552 \| 0/552
1950	57 \| 15/42	556 \| 0/556
1949	59 \| 22/37	603 \| 6/597
1948	69 \| 21/48	642 \| 11/631
1947	61 \| 23/38	629 \| 5/624
1946	63 \| 17/46	625 \| 6/619
1945	80 \| 23/57	563 \| 5/558

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1944	84 \| 27/57	572 \| 7/565
1943	95 \| 25/70	683 \| 15/668
1942	102 \| 27/75	617 \| 5/612
1941	105 \| 25/80	601 \| 0/601
1940	114 \| 25/89	589 \| 7/582
1939	110 \| 29/81	604 \| 6/598
1938	133 \| 23/110	568 \| 0/568
1937	132 \| 29/103	615 \| 6/609
1936	141 \| 38/103	591 \| 0/591
1935	141 \| 36/105	656 \| 9/647

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1934	147 \| 33/114	741 \| 9/732
1933	138 \| 33/105	595 \| 0/595
1932	137 \| 28/109	747 \| 6/741
1931	154 \| 26/128	784 \| 6/778
1930	159 \| 22/137	859 \| 9/850
1929	118 \| 25/93	896 \| 11/885
1928	132 \| 35/97	942 \| 8/934
1927	154 \| 40/114	1,014 \| 12/1,002
1926	118 \| 31/87	1,070 \| 5/1,065
1925	120 \| 41/79	1,062 \| 13/1,049

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1924	98 \| 25/73	1,183 \| 11/1,172
1923	110 \| 36/74	1,231 \| 10/1,221
1922	93 \| 21/72	1,224 \| 10/1,214
1921	82 \| 25/57	1,204 \| 10/1,194
1920	81 \| 15/66	1,175 \| 11/1,164
1919	61 \| 10/51	1,220 \| 11/1,209
1918	67 \| 14/53	1,258 \| 10/1,248
1917	64 \| 10/54	1,185 \| 10/1,175
1916	47 \| 15/32	1,118 \| 15/1,103
1915	53 \| 14/39	1,140 \| 9/1,131

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1914	29 \| 9/20	873 \| 12/861
1913	24 \| 7/17	644 \| 0/644
1912	23 \| 8/15	653 \| 7/646
1911	5 \| 0/5	338 \| 5/333
1910	0 \| 0/0	307 \| 0/307
1909	0 \| 0/0	246 \| 0/246
1908	5 \| 0/5	207 \| 0/207
1907	0 \| 0/0	207 \| 0/207
1906	0 \| 0/0	183 \| 0/183
1905	0 \| 0/0	220 \| 9/211

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (total \| F/B)	Oliver (total \| F/B)
1904	0 \| 0/0	200 \| 0/200
1903	0 \| 0/0	210 \| 0/210
1902	0 \| 0/0	181 \| 0/181
1901	0 \| 0/0	187 \| 0/187
1900	0 \| 0/0	256 \| 0/256
1899	0 \| 0/0	161 \| 0/161
1898	0 \| 0/0	186 \| 0/186
1897	0 \| 0/0	174 \| 0/174
1896	0 \| 0/0	194 \| 0/194
1895	0 \| 0/0	216 \| 0/216

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (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	0 \| 0/0	212 \| 0/212
1890	0 \| 0/0	218 \| 0/218
1889	0 \| 0/0	210 \| 0/210
1888	0 \| 0/0	206 \| 0/206
1887	0 \| 0/0	203 \| 0/203
1886	0 \| 0/0	230 \| 0/230
1885	0 \| 0/0	258 \| 0/258

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By Year

Year	Merlyn (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