Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Mervin

#1,043 most common boys' name of all time · #2,469 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,043
Rank overall
#2,469 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
12,360
Since 2016
512
Peak year
1920 #378
Best rank
#378 1920
Girls Boys peak 257/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Mervin is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 58 58 #2,367
2024 — 58 58 #2,394
2023 — 61 61 #2,291
2022 — 43 43 #2,920
2021 — 46 46 #2,736
2020 — 58 58 #2,326
2019 — 40 40 #2,994
2018 — 43 43 #2,797
2017 — 51 51 #2,497
2016 — 54 54 #2,388
2015 — 50 50 #2,489
2014 — 48 48 #2,543
2013 — 44 44 #2,670
2012 — 57 57 #2,272
2011 — 45 45 #2,664
2010 — 62 62 #2,145
2009 — 62 62 #2,168
2008 — 58 58 #2,266
2007 — 53 53 #2,417
2006 — 65 65 #2,037
2005 — 52 52 #2,265
2004 — 51 51 #2,243
2003 — 56 56 #2,033
2002 — 46 46 #2,252
2001 — 60 60 #1,842
2000 — 50 50 #2,018
1999 — 50 50 #1,934
1998 — 68 68 #1,559
1997 — 64 64 #1,582
1996 — 45 45 #1,960
1995 — 48 48 #1,806
1994 — 53 53 #1,690
1993 — 71 71 #1,360
1992 — 72 72 #1,330
1991 — 71 71 #1,339
1990 — 66 66 #1,374
1989 — 53 53 #1,537
1988 — 54 54 #1,429
1987 — 59 59 #1,273
1986 — 59 59 #1,259
1985 — 46 46 #1,458
1984 — 59 59 #1,191
1983 — 51 51 #1,301
1982 — 54 54 #1,267
1981 — 70 70 #1,085
1980 — 47 47 #1,383
1979 — 57 57 #1,212
1978 — 52 52 #1,245
1977 — 59 59 #1,129
1976 — 48 48 #1,270
1975 — 61 61 #1,069
1974 — 61 61 #1,056
1973 — 52 52 #1,139
1972 — 62 62 #1,026
1971 — 63 63 #1,028
1970 — 86 86 #872
1969 — 81 81 #852
1968 — 65 65 #893
1967 — 87 87 #785
1966 — 74 74 #846
1965 — 90 90 #780
1964 — 90 90 #794
1963 — 110 110 #738
1962 — 103 103 #750
1961 — 112 112 #726
1960 — 108 108 #742
1959 — 99 99 #769
1958 — 107 107 #718
1957 — 119 119 #699
1956 — 110 110 #706
1955 — 108 108 #706
1954 — 102 102 #716
1953 — 122 122 #647
1952 — 99 99 #706
1951 — 126 126 #627
1950 — 143 143 #567
1949 — 122 122 #615
1948 — 130 130 #585
1947 — 134 134 #588
1946 — 145 145 #536
1945 — 105 105 #596
1944 — 160 160 #477
1943 — 160 160 #489
1942 — 182 182 #461
1941 — 173 173 #449
1940 — 150 150 #475
1939 — 163 163 #450
1938 — 172 172 #438
1937 — 192 192 #408
1936 — 196 196 #391
1935 5 203 208 #381
1934 — 167 167 #435
1933 — 168 168 #423
1932 — 201 201 #395
1931 — 181 181 #419
1930 — 196 196 #422
1929 — 214 214 #396
1928 5 218 223 #408
1927 — 221 221 #404
1926 — 228 228 #392
1925 — 199 199 #425
1924 — 211 211 #421
1923 6 239 245 #385
1922 — 221 221 #406
1921 6 216 222 #413
1920 8 249 257 #378
1919 8 210 218 #402
1918 — 193 193 #419
1917 — 202 202 #400
1916 — 172 172 #431
1915 — 163 163 #422
1914 — 119 119 #441
1913 — 96 96 #435
1912 — 72 72 #467
1911 — 38 38 #479
1910 — 24 24 #592
1909 — 20 20 #607
1908 — 15 15 #698
1907 — 21 21 #531
1906 — 21 21 #500
1905 — 14 14 #656
1904 — 10 10 #788
1903 — 8 8 #870
1902 — 11 11 #725
1901 — 10 10 #715
1900 — 19 19 #573
1899 — 8 8 #828
1898 — 13 13 #631
1897 — 14 14 #576
1896 — 7 7 #929
1895 — 14 14 #574
1893 — 10 10 #684
1892 — 10 10 #730
1891 — 8 8 #742
1890 — 10 10 #655
1889 — 9 9 #705
1888 — 8 8 #788
1887 — 9 9 #667
1886 — 8 8 #743
1885 — 12 12 #569
1884 — 14 14 #518
1883 — 7 7 #763
1882 — 6 6 #880
1881 — 8 8 #682
1880 — 6 6 #882