Mervin Name Popularity

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How popular is Mervin?

In 2018 the rare name Mervin, ranked the 3,128th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Mervin is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #377 in 1920 with 249 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Mervin was less than 5, most recently in 1894.

Mervin, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1903-1906, and 1908-1920, whereas 1998-2002, and 2015-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Mervin's popularity has been moving downward for some time. however, the number of children named Mervin lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mervin?

Mervin's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Mervin is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Mervin (Girl)		Mervin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	37	3,128
2017		< 5	--	50	2,543
2016		< 5	--	53	2,420
2015		< 5	--	49	2,550
2014		< 5	--	45	2,685
2013		< 5	--	41	2,822
2012		< 5	--	56	2,312
2011		< 5	--	44	2,725
2010		< 5	--	61	2,178
2009		< 5	--	57	2,308
2008		< 5	--	57	2,313
2007		< 5	--	51	2,495
2006		< 5	--	61	2,139
2005		< 5	--	47	2,455
2004		< 5	--	50	2,298
2003		< 5	--	53	2,115
2002		< 5	--	40	2,494
2001		< 5	--	57	1,927
2000		< 5	--	50	2,038
1999		< 5	--	50	1,954
1998		< 5	--	68	1,566
1997		< 5	--	64	1,592
1996		< 5	--	44	2,005
1995		< 5	--	48	1,824
1994		< 5	--	53	1,705
1993		< 5	--	71	1,375
1992		< 5	--	72	1,334
1991		< 5	--	71	1,349
1990		< 5	--	66	1,376
1989		< 5	--	53	1,541
1988		< 5	--	54	1,440
1987		< 5	--	59	1,277
1986		< 5	--	59	1,264
1985		< 5	--	46	1,466
1984		< 5	--	59	1,195
1983		< 5	--	51	1,304
1982		< 5	--	54	1,269
1981		< 5	--	70	1,091
1980		< 5	--	46	1,402
1979		< 5	--	57	1,220
1978		< 5	--	52	1,248
1977		< 5	--	58	1,152
1976		< 5	--	48	1,280
1975		< 5	--	61	1,074
1974		< 5	--	61	1,059
1973		< 5	--	52	1,141
1972		< 5	--	62	1,028
1971		< 5	--	63	1,030
1970		< 5	--	86	872
1969		< 5	--	81	856
1968		< 5	--	65	896
1967		< 5	--	87	784
1966		< 5	--	74	847
1965		< 5	--	90	783
1964		< 5	--	90	796
1963		< 5	--	110	741
1962		< 5	--	104	751
1961		< 5	--	111	734
1960		< 5	--	108	744
1959		< 5	--	99	770
1958		< 5	--	107	720
1957		< 5	--	118	702
1956		< 5	--	110	707
1955		< 5	--	109	704
1954		< 5	--	103	715
1953		< 5	--	121	650
1952		< 5	--	99	707
1951		< 5	--	126	629
1950		< 5	--	143	566
1949		< 5	--	122	617
1948		< 5	--	130	587
1947		< 5	--	134	589
1946		< 5	--	145	535
1945		< 5	--	105	595
1944		< 5	--	160	478
1943		< 5	--	159	492
1942		< 5	--	182	460
1941		< 5	--	173	449
1940		< 5	--	150	471
1939		< 5	--	163	450
1938		< 5	--	172	438
1937		< 5	--	192	408
1936		< 5	--	196	391
1935		5	4,686	203	381
1934		< 5	--	167	436
1933		< 5	--	168	422
1932		< 5	--	201	395
1931		< 5	--	181	419
1930		< 5	--	196	422
1929		< 5	--	214	396
1928		5	5,198	218	406
1927		< 5	--	221	404
1926		< 5	--	228	392
1925		< 5	--	199	425
1924		< 5	--	211	421
1923		6	4,786	239	384
1922		< 5	--	221	406
1921		6	4,900	216	413
1920		8	3,845	249	377
1919		8	3,698	210	402
1918		< 5	--	193	418
1917		< 5	--	202	400
1916		< 5	--	172	432
1915		< 5	--	163	422
1914		< 5	--	119	442
1913		< 5	--	96	434
1912		< 5	--	72	466
1911		< 5	--	38	478
1910		< 5	--	24	593
1909		< 5	--	20	606
1908		< 5	--	15	703
1907		< 5	--	21	530
1906		< 5	--	21	499
1905		< 5	--	14	656
1904		< 5	--	10	795
1903		< 5	--	8	891
1902		< 5	--	11	718
1901		< 5	--	10	712
1900		< 5	--	19	572
1899		< 5	--	8	838
1898		< 5	--	13	622
1897		< 5	--	14	572
1896		< 5	--	7	947
1895		< 5	--	14	571
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	10	689
1892		< 5	--	10	733
1891		< 5	--	8	748
1890		< 5	--	10	653
1889		< 5	--	9	707
1888		< 5	--	8	795
1887		< 5	--	9	664
1886		< 5	--	8	738
1885		< 5	--	12	568
1884		< 5	--	14	518
1883		< 5	--	7	774
1882		< 5	--	6	914
1881		< 5	--	8	684
1880		< 5	--	6	877

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.