Mervin
Mervin is a masculine given name of Welsh origin which means "great lord".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mervin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mervin is a masculine given name of Welsh origin which means "great lord".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mervin
Mervin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 249 Mervins were born — ranking #377 that year. As of 2026, Mervin ranks #2,422 for baby boys with 58 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 12K Mervins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mervin
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About the name Mervin
Mervin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Mervin's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #377. Use the chart and map above to compare Mervin'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 .
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