Merrill vs Mervin

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

Name A

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Name B

Mervin

Boy name · Rank #2389

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Metric Merrill Mervin
Current Rank #10891 #2389
Total Births (all years) 12,974 12,259
Peak Year 1926 1920
Peak Year Births 305 249
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merrill Mervin
1880ss 111 87
1890ss 201 94
1900ss 317 149
1910ss 1,880 1,289
1920ss 2,820 2,216
1930ss 2,298 1,839
1940ss 1,941 1,461
1950ss 1,446 1,135
1960ss 774 920
1970ss 468 601
1980ss 318 551
1990ss 192 607
2000ss 84 552
2010ss 91 493
2020ss 33 265

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Merrill Mervin
2014 7 48
2015 12 50
2016 11 54
2017 6 51
2018 8 43
2019 10 40
2020 6 58
2021 6 46
2022 8 42
2023 7 61
2024 6 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, 1880–2024.

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