Is Mervyn a boy or girl name?

Mervyn is a boy’s name. Of the 1,586 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Mervyn

Recorded 1905–2016 · United States

Mervyn was most popular in 1937, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,694 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,586 people named Mervyn.

Mervyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mervyn’s peak in 1937. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mervyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mervyn is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 1,586 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mervyn

Where Mervyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org