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 #10939

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Name B

Mervin

Boy name · Rank #2394

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Metric Merrill Mervin
Current Rank #10939 #2394
Total Births (all years) 12,988 12,322
Peak Year 1926 1920
Peak Year Births 305 249
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Merrill Mervin
1880s 111 87
1890s 201 94
1900s 317 149
1910s 1,880 1,289
1920s 2,820 2,216
1930s 2,298 1,839
1940s 1,941 1,461
1950s 1,446 1,135
1960s 774 920
1970s 468 601
1980s 318 552
1990s 192 608
2000s 84 553
2010s 91 494
2020s 47 324

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 43
2023 7 61
2024 6 58
2025 14 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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