Mervin vs Merrill

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

Name A

Mervin

Boy name · Rank #2389

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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