Is Merwin a boy or girl name?

Merwin is a boy’s name. Of the 1,630 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Merwin

Recorded 1892–2008 · United States

Merwin was most popular in 1928, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,596 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,630 people named Merwin.

Merwin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merwin’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merwin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merwin is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 1,630 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were 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 Merwin

Where Merwin is most concentrated

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

New York 7.0×

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