Merlina comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Blackbird" or "blackbird-like woman.".
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How popular is Merlina?
2007peak year
Today, Merlina is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11174), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2007, 31 babies were given the name (ranked #4768 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. In all, around 170 babies have been registered as Merlina since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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