Recorded 1912–1943 Boys' name Peak 1918 126 births

Mervil — boys' name

126 babies named Mervil in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s361930s281940s6
1910s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mervil was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mervil in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mervil

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Mervil between 1912 and 1943, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mervil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mervil performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mervil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mervil 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 126 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.

Mervil at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

126

Since 1912

32 years of records

Peak year

1918

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1912

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1943

Mervil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1912

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1918)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 1943193319261920191719141912 8

Mervil by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
56 births that decade — 44% of Mervil's all-time total
1910s561920s361930s281940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mervil?
126 babies have been named Mervil since 1912. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1918 with 10 births.
When was Mervil most popular?
Mervil was most popular in the 1910s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Mervil been used?
Mervil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 32 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Mervil?
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, 1912–1943 (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.