Mervin

Given to 12,360 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +29% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#2363
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
58
boys 58
Peak year
1920
249 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
12,360
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Mervin was most popular in 1920, when 249 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.23 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Mervin, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 29%.00.0750.150.2250.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1920 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Mervin was most popular in 1920, when 249 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.23 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Mervin, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 29%.00.0750.150.2250.31880192019602000Peak 1920

Mervin was most popular in 1920, when 249 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.23 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Mervin, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 29%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 58 2363
2024 <5 — 58 2393
2023 <5 — 61 2290
2022 <5 — 43 2919
2021 <5 — 46 2732
2020 <5 — 58 2323
2019 <5 — 40 2993
2018 <5 — 43 2796
2017 <5 — 51 2493
2016 <5 — 54 2387
2015 <5 — 50 2486
2014 <5 — 48 2542
2013 <5 — 44 2668
2012 <5 — 57 2270
2011 <5 — 45 2663
2010 <5 — 62 2144
2009 <5 — 62 2168
2008 <5 — 58 2265
2007 <5 — 53 2416
2006 <5 — 65 2037
2005 <5 — 52 2265
2004 <5 — 51 2238
2003 <5 — 56 2031
2002 <5 — 46 2249
2001 <5 — 60 1841
2000 <5 — 50 2015
1999 <5 — 50 1932
1998 <5 — 68 1558
1997 <5 — 64 1580
1996 <5 — 45 1958
1995 <5 — 48 1801
1994 <5 — 53 1689
1993 <5 — 71 1358
1992 <5 — 72 1328
1991 <5 — 71 1336
1990 <5 — 66 1370
1989 <5 — 53 1537
1988 <5 — 54 1427
1987 <5 — 59 1272
1986 <5 — 59 1255
1985 <5 — 46 1452
1984 <5 — 59 1190
1983 <5 — 51 1296
1982 <5 — 54 1264
1981 <5 — 70 1084
1980 <5 — 47 1378
1979 <5 — 57 1206
1978 <5 — 52 1240
1977 <5 — 59 1127
1976 <5 — 48 1267
1975 <5 — 61 1065
1974 <5 — 61 1052
1973 <5 — 52 1136
1972 <5 — 62 1024
1971 <5 — 63 1026
1970 <5 — 86 869
1969 <5 — 81 851
1968 <5 — 65 893
1967 <5 — 87 782
1966 <5 — 74 845
1965 <5 — 90 777
1964 <5 — 90 792
1963 <5 — 110 738
1962 <5 — 103 750
1961 <5 — 112 726
1960 <5 — 108 742
1959 <5 — 99 766
1958 <5 — 107 718
1957 <5 — 119 699
1956 <5 — 110 705
1955 <5 — 108 705
1954 <5 — 102 716
1953 <5 — 122 644
1952 <5 — 99 703
1951 <5 — 126 627
1950 <5 — 143 565
1949 <5 — 122 615
1948 <5 — 130 585
1947 <5 — 134 586
1946 <5 — 145 534
1945 <5 — 105 592
1944 <5 — 160 477
1943 <5 — 160 487
1942 <5 — 182 457
1941 <5 — 173 448
1940 <5 — 150 471
1939 <5 — 163 450
1938 <5 — 172 438
1937 <5 — 192 407
1936 <5 — 196 391
1935 5 4204 203 381
1934 <5 — 167 435
1933 <5 — 168 422
1932 <5 — 201 395
1931 <5 — 181 418
1930 <5 — 196 421
1929 <5 — 214 396
1928 5 4725 218 406
1927 <5 — 221 403
1926 <5 — 228 392
1925 <5 — 199 425
1924 <5 — 211 421
1923 6 4376 239 384
1922 <5 — 221 406
1921 6 4464 216 413
1920 8 3598 249 377
1919 8 3452 210 402
1918 <5 — 193 418
1917 <5 — 202 400
1916 <5 — 172 431
1915 <5 — 163 421
1914 <5 — 119 440
1913 <5 — 96 434
1912 <5 — 72 465
1911 <5 — 38 471
1910 <5 — 24 582
1909 <5 — 20 590
1908 <5 — 15 685
1907 <5 — 21 511
1906 <5 — 21 489
1905 <5 — 14 636
1904 <5 — 10 760
1903 <5 — 8 846
1902 <5 — 11 687
1901 <5 — 10 683
1900 <5 — 19 555
1899 <5 — 8 786
1898 <5 — 13 611
1897 <5 — 14 556
1896 <5 — 7 900
1895 <5 — 14 556
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 10 650
1892 <5 — 10 688
1891 <5 — 8 700
1890 <5 — 10 629
1889 <5 — 9 673
1888 <5 — 8 755
1887 <5 — 9 631
1886 <5 — 8 694
1885 <5 — 12 547
1884 <5 — 14 504
1883 <5 — 7 720
1882 <5 — 6 837
1881 <5 — 8 653
1880 <5 — 6 809

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Where Mervin is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years