Merwyn — boys' name

What the Data Says About Merwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 786 babies named Merwyn between 1912 and 1971, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Merwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merwyn performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Merwyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Iowa and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Merwyn in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merwyn 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 786 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.