The first name Mervin
A boy’s name from Welsh.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Welsh origin
Variant of Mervyn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Mervin last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 5 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mervin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mervin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 58 boys born in the United States were named Mervin, the 2,377th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 249 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Mervin
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mervin TranCanadian pair skater, born 1990
- Mervin JacksonAmerican basketball player (1946-2012)
- Mervin Joe KellyAmerican physicist (1894–1971)
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Questions
- What does the name Mervin mean?
- Variant of Mervyn.
- What is the origin of the name Mervin?
- Variant of Mervyn.
- How popular is the name Mervin?
- In 2020, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Mervin, ranking 3,334th.
- Is Mervin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 12,360 US babies named Mervin since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mervin most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 249 babies were named Mervin, its highest rank at 377th.