Mervin is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mervin means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mervin across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mervin has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mervin is a boy name of Welsh origin meaning “sea hill, or eminent marrow”. A variant of Mervyn or Marvin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,360 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 14 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 37 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mervin per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1920 (257/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1974 (9/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (5/yr).
Mervin has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #784 nationally (given to 257 babies that year).
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