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Mervin

Mervin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“sea hill”
Origin
Welsh
Say it
MUR-vin · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually taken as an anglicized form of the Welsh name Mervyn, from elements interpreted as sea and hill. The exact original Welsh formation is somewhat uncertain.

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How popular is Mervin?

202417.4 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mervin in 202458

2024 rank#2,389 boys

Peak year1920

Total US babies since 188012,297

Mervin is steady now but far below its 1920 peak.

Names like Mervin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Dylanson of the sea · Welsh
  • Owenwell-born; young warrior · Welsh
  • Evanthe Lord is gracious · Welsh
  • Maddoxson of Madoc · Welsh
  • Ellisbenevolent · Welsh
  • Griffinstrong lord · Welsh
  • Gavinwhite hawk · Welsh
  • Bowenson of Owen · Welsh

Mervin questions

What does the name Mervin mean?

Mervin means "sea hill". It comes from Welsh. Usually taken as an anglicized form of the Welsh name Mervyn, from elements interpreted as sea and hill. The exact original Welsh formation is somewhat uncertain.

Is Mervin a boy or girl name?

Mervin is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mervin?

58 US babies were named Mervin in 2024. Its peak year was 1920.

How do you pronounce Mervin?

Mervin is usually pronounced MUR-vin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.