Merwin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Merwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,625 babies named Merwin between 1892 and 2008, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Merwin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merwin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 532 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Merwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Merwin in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merwin 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 1,625 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.