Boys' name · since 1899
Merville
119 babies named Merville in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Merville is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 119 have been recorded since 1899.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merville has been recorded 119 times among boys since 1899, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 1952.
- #16,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1899
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merville ranks #16,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1899, peaking in the 1910s.
- #16,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1899
- 1910s
- peak decade
Merville's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merville's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merville splits its recorded history at 1921: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Merville popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–1952
- Peak year (1918)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Merville by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (54 births, 45% of the file).
1910s was Merville's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Merville births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 54 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Merville's decade-level peak was the 1910s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Merville: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1899–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Merville draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.