Merwyn

Boy · recorded 1912–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1971. 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 Merwyn.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

0183619121927194219561971

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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 50 recorded years as a table
Merwyn, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191219
191327
191417
19156
191621
191710
191816
191911
192017
192112
192216
192316
192416
192517
192621
192721
192811
192920
193026
193121
193218
193328
193433
193527
193630
193736
193832
193922
194026
194118
194210
194312
194410
19454
19469
19478
19484
19495
19504
19513
19523
19533
19554
19563
19574
19583
19623
19683
19693
19713

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merwyn 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 1971
6
Rank in 1971
#4,375
How rare
1 in 294,741 boys
Since 1912
786

Merwyn was last recorded in 1971. 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 1937, at 36 per million boys born.

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

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