Mervyn vs Merrill

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

Name A

Mervyn

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10939

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Mervyn Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10939
Total Births (all years) 1,581 12,988
Peak Year 1937 1926
Peak Year Births 55 305
Peak Decade 1930s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mervyn Merrill
1880s - 111
1890s - 201
1900s 5 317
1910s 165 1,880
1920s 295 2,820
1930s 451 2,298
1940s 244 1,941
1950s 122 1,446
1960s 105 774
1970s 67 468
1980s 58 318
1990s 51 192
2000s 13 84
2010s 5 91
2020s - 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mervyn Merrill
2014 - 7
2015 - 12
2016 5 11
2017 - 6
2018 - 8
2019 - 10
2020 - 6
2021 - 6
2022 - 8
2023 - 7
2024 - 6
2025 - 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, 1905–2016.

← Compare different names