Mervin is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Mervin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,377 for boy births in the United States (and #5,120 across all names), given to 58 babies. Mervin first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (249 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,377 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,412 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,308 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,942 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,763 |
| 2020 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,341 |
| 2019 | 40 | 40 | — | #3,034 |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,828 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,520 |
| 2016 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,402 |
| 2015 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,512 |
| 2014 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,565 |
| 2013 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,696 |
| 2012 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,285 |
| 2011 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,690 |
| 2010 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,164 |
| 2009 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,177 |
| 2008 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,283 |
| 2007 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,428 |
| 2006 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,052 |
| 2005 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,287 |
| 2004 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,272 |
| 2003 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,048 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,282 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | — | #1,858 |
| 2000 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,038 |
| 1999 | 50 | 50 | — | #1,955 |
| 1998 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,567 |
| 1997 | 64 | — | — | #1,593 |
| 1996 | 45 | — | — | #1,978 |
| 1995 | 48 | — | — | #1,825 |
| 1994 | 53 | — | — | #1,705 |
| 1993 | 71 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1992 | 72 | — | — | #1,334 |
| 1991 | 71 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1990 | 66 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1989 | 53 | — | — | #1,542 |
| 1988 | 54 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1987 | 59 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1986 | 59 | — | — | #1,264 |
| 1985 | 46 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1984 | 59 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1983 | 51 | — | — | #1,306 |
| 1982 | 54 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1981 | 70 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1980 | 47 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1979 | 57 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1978 | 52 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1977 | 59 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1976 | 48 | — | — | #1,279 |
| 1975 | 61 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1974 | 61 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1973 | 52 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1972 | 62 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1971 | 63 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1970 | 86 | — | — | #873 |
| 1969 | 81 | — | — | #854 |
| 1968 | 65 | — | — | #896 |
| 1967 | 87 | — | — | #784 |
| 1966 | 74 | — | — | #847 |
| 1965 | 90 | — | — | #783 |
| 1964 | 90 | — | — | #797 |
| 1963 | 110 | — | — | #739 |
| 1962 | 103 | — | — | #756 |
| 1961 | 112 | — | — | #728 |
| 1960 | 108 | — | — | #744 |
| 1959 | 99 | — | — | #772 |
| 1958 | 107 | — | — | #720 |
| 1957 | 119 | — | — | #699 |
| 1956 | 110 | — | — | #707 |
| 1955 | 108 | — | — | #707 |
| 1954 | 102 | — | — | #716 |
| 1953 | 122 | — | — | #646 |
| 1952 | 99 | — | — | #707 |
| 1951 | 126 | — | — | #627 |
| 1950 | 143 | — | — | #568 |
| 1949 | 122 | — | — | #617 |
| 1948 | 130 | — | — | #586 |
| 1947 | 134 | — | — | #589 |
| 1946 | 145 | — | — | #535 |
| 1945 | 105 | — | — | #596 |
| 1944 | 160 | — | — | #478 |
| 1943 | 160 | — | — | #490 |
| 1942 | 182 | — | — | #460 |
| 1941 | 173 | — | — | #449 |
| 1940 | 150 | — | — | #471 |
| 1939 | 163 | — | — | #450 |
| 1938 | 172 | — | — | #439 |
| 1937 | 192 | — | — | #408 |
| 1936 | 196 | — | — | #391 |
| 1935 | 208 | — | #4,686 | #381 |
| 1934 | 167 | — | — | #435 |
| 1933 | 168 | — | — | #422 |
| 1932 | 201 | — | — | #395 |
| 1931 | 181 | — | — | #419 |
| 1930 | 196 | — | — | #422 |
| 1929 | 214 | — | — | #396 |
| 1928 | 223 | — | #5,202 | #406 |
| 1927 | 221 | — | — | #404 |
| 1926 | 228 | — | — | #392 |
| 1925 | 199 | — | — | #425 |
| 1924 | 211 | — | — | #421 |
| 1923 | 245 | — | #4,785 | #384 |
| 1922 | 221 | — | — | #406 |
| 1921 | 222 | — | #4,900 | #414 |
| 1920 | 257 | — | #3,845 | #377 |
| 1919 | 218 | — | #3,698 | #402 |
| 1918 | 193 | — | — | #418 |
| 1917 | 202 | — | — | #400 |
| 1916 | 172 | — | — | #432 |
| 1915 | 163 | — | — | #422 |
| 1914 | 119 | — | — | #442 |
| 1913 | 96 | — | — | #434 |
| 1912 | 72 | — | — | #466 |
| 1911 | 38 | — | — | #478 |
| 1910 | 24 | — | — | #593 |
| 1909 | 20 | — | — | #606 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | — | #703 |
| 1907 | 21 | — | — | #530 |
| 1906 | 21 | — | — | #499 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | — | #656 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #795 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #891 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #718 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | — | #712 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | — | #572 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #838 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | — | #622 |
| 1897 | 14 | — | — | #572 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #947 |
| 1895 | 14 | — | — | #571 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | — | #689 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #733 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #748 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #653 |
| 1889 | 9 | — | — | #707 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #795 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #664 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | — | #738 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #568 |
| 1884 | 14 | — | — | #518 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #774 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | — | #914 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #684 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #877 |