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.

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Mervyn

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Name B

Merrill

Boy name · Rank #10891

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Metric Mervyn Merrill
Current Rank Unranked #10891
Total Births (all years) 1,581 12,974
Peak Year 1937 1926
Peak Year Births 55 305
Peak Decade 1930ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mervyn Merrill
1880ss — 111
1890ss — 201
1900ss 5 317
1910ss 165 1,880
1920ss 295 2,820
1930ss 451 2,298
1940ss 244 1,941
1950ss 122 1,446
1960ss 105 774
1970ss 67 468
1980ss 58 318
1990ss 51 192
2000ss 13 84
2010ss 5 91
2020ss — 33

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

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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