How Many People Are Named Mervin?
An estimated 5,832 people in the United States have the first name Mervin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Mervin peaked in popularity in 1920 with 257 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mervin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mervin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,832
About 1 in 58,771 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1920
257 births
Total Registered
12,297
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mervin
Mervin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,297 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Mervin as a male name
Ranked #2,408 in 2024
58 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (249 births)
Mervin as a female name
Ranked #4,686 in 1935
5 female births in 1935
Peak: 1919 (8 births)
Mervin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mervin span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,241 babies were registered. Mervin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mervin by Decade
How has Mervin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mervin by State
Birth registrations for Mervin span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Idaho. On average, about 203 Mervins were registered per state.
Mervin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mervin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mervin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mervin?
We estimate approximately 5,832 people named Mervin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 58,771 Americans share this first name.
Is Mervin a common name?
Mervin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,297 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mervin most popular?
Mervin reached peak popularity in 1920, when 257 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mervin is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mervin a male name?
Mervin is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mervin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mervin Smith, Mervin Johnson, Mervin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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