Merle vs Mervin

Side-by-side comparison of Merle and Mervin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4573

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Name B

Mervin

Boy name · Rank #2394

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Metric Merle Mervin
Current Rank #4573 #2394
Total Births (all years) 30,666 12,322
Peak Year 1925 1920
Peak Year Births 836 249
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merle Mervin
1880s 207 87
1890s 378 94
1900s 651 149
1910s 4,645 1,289
1920s 7,970 2,216
1930s 5,800 1,839
1940s 4,187 1,461
1950s 3,031 1,135
1960s 1,503 920
1970s 929 601
1980s 502 552
1990s 292 608
2000s 214 553
2010s 180 494
2020s 177 324

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merle Mervin
2014 15 48
2015 21 50
2016 14 54
2017 20 51
2018 23 43
2019 22 40
2020 33 58
2021 22 46
2022 27 43
2023 40 61
2024 22 58
2025 33 58

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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