Boys' name · since 1912
Merwyn
Merwyn has 786 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1937 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 786
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Merwyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 786 recorded since 1912.
Merwyn has 786 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1971.
- #5,968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 786 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merwyn ranks #5,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 786 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #5,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 786
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Merwyn's 786 recorded births place it above 86.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Merwyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Merwyn splits its recorded history at 1937: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1937 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Merwyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1971
- Peak year (1937)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Merwyn popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1917 (Merwyn as girls' name)
Merwyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (288 births, 37% of the file).
1930s was Merwyn's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Merwyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 93
1910s
93 births
- 1920s
1920s
183 births
- 1930s
1930s
288 births
- 1940s
1940s
144 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 288 births (37% of all-time use).
How Merwyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Merwyn's total volume
Merwyn by state
Where Merwyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.6% |
20 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Merwyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Merwyns (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Merwyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1912–1971 (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 Merwyn 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.