Welsh origin
Source-reportedFrom Welsh Merfyn.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: MerwinCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Merwin is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Welsh Merfyn.
From Welsh Merfyn.
02 / Across borders
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1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2008: 5 boys (rank 12553). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Merwin
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 5 | 1,066 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,004 | observed |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | 8 | 1,021 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | observed |
| 1911 | 8 | 1,290 | observed |
| 1912 | 10 | 1,619 | observed |
| 1913 | 26 | 969 | observed |
| 1914 | 34 | 949 | observed |
| 1915 | 47 | 906 | observed |
| 1916 | 51 | 883 | observed |
| 1917 | 44 | 982 | observed |
| 1918 | 34 | 1,192 | observed |
| 1919 | 49 | 959 | observed |
| 1920 | 45 | 1,035 | observed |
| 1921 | 59 | 913 | observed |
| 1922 | 53 | 958 | observed |
| 1923 | 57 | 905 | observed |
| 1924 | 52 | 980 | observed |
| 1925 | 50 | 956 | observed |
| 1926 | 58 | 875 | observed |
| 1927 | 50 | 990 | observed |
| 1928 | 64 | 818 | observed |
| 1929 | 44 | 1,026 | observed |
| 1930 | 46 | 1,007 | observed |
| 1931 | 50 | 910 | observed |
| 1932 | 40 | 1,056 | observed |
| 1933 | 35 | 1,103 | observed |
| 1934 | 34 | 1,133 | observed |
| 1935 | 34 | 1,123 | observed |
| 1936 | 28 | 1,243 | observed |
| 1937 | 27 | 1,288 | observed |
| 1938 | 24 | 1,364 | observed |
| 1939 | 19 | 1,532 | observed |
| 1940 | 20 | 1,519 | observed |
| 1941 | 19 | 1,588 | observed |
| 1942 | 19 | 1,629 | observed |
| 1943 | 26 | 1,368 | observed |
| 1944 | 22 | 1,438 | observed |
| 1945 | 16 | 1,697 | observed |
| 1946 | 16 | 1,813 | observed |
| 1947 | 22 | 1,599 | observed |
| 1948 | 13 | 2,115 | observed |
| 1949 | 14 | 2,022 | observed |
| 1950 | 16 | 1,879 | observed |
| 1951 | 16 | 1,904 | observed |
| 1952 | 9 | 2,680 | observed |
| 1953 | 13 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1954 | 14 | 2,114 | observed |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1956 | 12 | 2,361 | observed |
| 1957 | 17 | 1,952 | observed |
| 1958 | 6 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1959 | 19 | 1,865 | observed |
| 1960 | 6 | 3,665 | observed |
| 1961 | 5 | 4,065 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1963 | 7 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 8 | 2,986 | observed |
| 1967 | 9 | 2,760 | observed |
| 1968 | 6 | 3,673 | observed |
| 1969 | 7 | 3,595 | observed |
| 1970 | 5 | 4,724 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 7 | 4,190 | observed |
| 1975 | 5 | 5,464 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,250 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,262 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 5 | 6,951 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 5 | 12,553 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Merwin” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
