Is Mervin a boy or girl name?
Mervin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 58 boys were named Mervin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 12,297 US babies named Mervin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,408
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mervin since 1880
- 12,297
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 257 babies
Boys and girls named Mervin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 149 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,289 | 8 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 2,216 | 25 | 1.1% |
| 1930s | 1,839 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 1,461 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 920 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 601 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 551 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 607 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 552 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 493 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,760 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 40 | #3,034 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,828 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,519 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 54 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,565 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 44 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 72 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 66 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 54 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 59 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 51 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 54 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 46 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 61 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 62 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 86 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 81 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 65 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 87 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 74 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 90 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 90 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 110 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 103 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 112 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 108 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 99 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 107 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 119 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 110 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 108 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 102 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 122 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 99 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 126 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 143 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 122 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 130 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 134 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 145 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 105 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 160 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 160 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 182 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 173 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 150 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 163 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 172 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 192 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 196 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 203 | #381 | 5 | #4,686 |
| 1934 | 167 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 168 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 201 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 181 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 196 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 214 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 218 | #406 | 5 | #5,202 |
| 1927 | 221 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 228 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 199 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 211 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 239 | #384 | 6 | #4,785 |
| 1922 | 221 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 216 | #414 | 6 | #4,900 |
| 1920 | 249 | #377 | 8 | #3,845 |
| 1919 | 210 | #402 | 8 | #3,698 |
| 1918 | 193 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 202 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 172 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 163 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 119 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 96 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 72 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 38 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 24 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 20 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 15 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 21 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 19 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 8 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 14 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 10 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 9 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 14 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #877 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mervin reached #377 in 1920. As a girl name, it reached #3,698 in 1919. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mervin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.