Mervin Boy

How popular is Mervin?

#2,363 boy name in 2025

58 baby boys were named Mervin in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.

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5,582living people named Mervin (est.)
53median age of people named Mervin
12,360babies named Mervin since 1880
1 in 57,161US babies born in 2025

Mervin popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,363 for boys (▲ 30 from 2024)
Babies in 202558 boys
10-year trendRising (+16% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,485 in 2015, #2,322 in 2020
Peak year1920 (249 boys)
Highest rank#377 in 1920
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Mervin is most popular

Babies named Mervin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Pennsylvania: 0.4 per 1,000 (101 boys)
  2. Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (37 boys)
  3. Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
  4. Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
  5. Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)

Mervin by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s87#504
1890s94#556
1900s149#489
1910s1,289#400
1920s2,216#377
1930s1,839#381
1940s1,461#448
1950s1,135#564
1960s920#725
1970s601#869
1980s552#1,084
1990s608#1,323
2000s553#1,837
2010s494#2,143
2020s324#2,289

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Questions

Is Mervin a boy or girl name?
Mervin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mervin were boys.
How popular is the name Mervin?
58 baby boys were named Mervin in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
When was Mervin most popular?
Mervin peaked in 1920, when 249 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #377 in 1920.
How many people are named Mervin?
12,360 babies have been named Mervin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,582 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
Where is Mervin most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Mervin was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.