Given name & surname
Merlina
“resembling a blackbird”
Merlina is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Merlina is a variant of Merle. One French interpretation is “resembling a blackbird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Merlina is a variant of Merle. An origin associated with Merle is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Merlina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 183
- 0 boys · 183 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,185 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,185 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 536 as a first name in 2020; 171 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Merlina’s family of names
Merlina has a related form in Merle.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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