Mergen
Mergen is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkmen.
- Turkmen
Meaning & Origin of Mergen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mergen is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkmen.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkmen
The Story of Mergen
The earliest SSA record of Mergen as a baby boy name dates back to 2019, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Mergen — #10,791 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Mergens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Mergens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mergen
Mergen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Mergen's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,791. Use the chart and map above to compare Mergen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.