BabyNamesTrends
Menu

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merwin

Merwin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 823rd with 64 babies. More babies were named Merwin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192864 babies
Total since 1880
1,630babies recorded

Merwin popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1928.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,9175
1970#5,2015
1960#3,9236
1950#1,92816
1940#1,55420
1930#1,01746
1920#1,04445
1910#1,7665
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merwin, counting every spelling?

Merwin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merwin?

About 300 people born in the US named Merwin are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 63 and 82. That makes Merwin a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Merwin by state

How common Merwin was among boys born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.5×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWI0.04Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesIA0.17Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCT0.09Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Merwin, boys, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Merwin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Merwin, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Merwin

How popular is the name Merwin?

Merwin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 823rd with 64 babies. More babies were named Merwin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Merwin a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5 girls and 1,625 boys.

Where was Merwin most popular?

In 1926–1930, Merwin was most common in Iowa (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Connecticut and New York.