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 #2394

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

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

Births by Decade

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

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 43 8
2023 61 7
2024 58 6
2025 58 14

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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