Recorded 1992–2000 Boys' name Peak 1992 25 births

Mergim — boys' name

25 babies named Mergim in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s7

The verdict

25 boys have been named Mergim since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

25
total births
1992–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Mergim was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mergim in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mergim

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Mergim between 1992 and 2000, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mergim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mergim performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mergim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mergim in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mergim in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mergim at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

25

Since 1992

9 years of records

Peak year

1992

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1992

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2000

Mergim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1992

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 2000199919951992 8

Mergim by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 72% of Mergim's all-time total
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Mergim by state

Where Mergim concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mergim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 20.0%
New York share of Mergim's total US births 20.0%

5 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mergim?
25 babies have been named Mergim since 1992. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1992 with 8 births.
When was Mergim most popular?
Mergim was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Mergim most popular?
The top states for the name Mergim are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Mergim been used?
Mergim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 9 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Mergim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Merle, Merlin, Merrill, Mervin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.