Merlin dog name
We found 337 dogs named Merlin in the public pet registers of 24 places. Combining all places, Merlin is the #303 dog name. Almost all dogs named Merlin are male.
🐱 Merlin is also a cat name (#137 for cats, 2,660 cats).
Merlin as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #504 of 51,228 | 130 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #725 of 34,500 | 76 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #397 of 10,500 | 20 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #186 of 8,191 | 21 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #251 of 4,586 | 10 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #214 of 4,375 | 9 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #393 of 4,602 | 5 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #72 of 5,788 | 12 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #624 of 3,045 | 2 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #94 of 2,965 | 13 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #906 of 2,906 | 1 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #335 of 2,440 | 3 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #67 of 3,446 | 9 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #161 of 2,588 | 6 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #424 of 1,974 | 2 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #216 of 2,062 | 4 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #364 of 1,888 | 2 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Tacoma United States | #264 of 1,917 | 2 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #374 of 1,161 | 1 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #115 of 717 | 2 | 2026 |
| Adelaide Australia | #110 of 958 | 2 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #88 of 518 | 2 | 2016 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Merlin. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
11 female and 269 male dogs named Merlin, in the places that record sex.
Merlin over the years
Dogs named Merlin per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Merlin
Compared to all dogs, Merlin is especially common among Shetland Sheepdogs (6.9×), Australian Shepherds (3.0×) and Border Collies (2.1×).
Based on 256 dogs named Merlin with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Merlin
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Merlin as a baby name
Elsewhere it ranks #367 for boys in Switzerland, #527 for boys in Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy), #542 for boys in Austria and #711 for boys in France. See Merlin as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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