Neutral
Merlyn
Merlyn is a gender-neutral name, a rare find in the registry, that was at its most popular in the 1930s and is rarely chosen now.
EtymologyVariant of Merlin
EtymologyMeaning "sea fortress"
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
373
1920s
1,106
1930s
1,392
1940s
831
1950s
440
1960s
194
1970s
81
1980s
81
1990s
145
2000s
181
2010s
109
Peaked in the 1930s · 4,938 total U.S. births since 1900