Merville

Boy · recorded 1899–1952

  • 1952last recorded
  • 1899best year

Most popular in 1899.

Last recorded in 1952. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Merville.

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Its story

Popularity since 1899

0244718991912192619391952

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 18 recorded years as a table
Merville, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189947
191312
191411
19156
19168
19179
191812
19199
19205
19215
19235
19246
19255
19269
19274
19285
19325
19523

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merville isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1952
6
Rank in 1952
#3,373
How rare
1 in 323,938 boys
Since 1899
119

Merville was last recorded in 1952. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1899, at 47 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Merville doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.