Mervyn vs Merle

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

Name A

Mervyn

Boy name

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Name B

Merle

Boy name · Rank #4555

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Metric Mervyn Merle
Current Rank Unranked #4555
Total Births (all years) 1,581 30,630
Peak Year 1937 1925
Peak Year Births 55 836
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mervyn Merle
1880ss — 207
1890ss — 378
1900ss 5 651
1910ss 165 4,645
1920ss 295 7,970
1930ss 451 5,800
1940ss 244 4,187
1950ss 122 3,030
1960ss 105 1,503
1970ss 67 929
1980ss 58 502
1990ss 51 292
2000ss 13 214
2010ss 5 180
2020ss — 142

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mervyn Merle
2014 — 15
2015 — 21
2016 5 14
2017 — 20
2018 — 23
2019 — 22
2020 — 32
2021 — 22
2022 — 27
2023 — 39
2024 — 22

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, 1905–2016.

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