How Many People Are Named Merwyn?
people named Merwyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,122,887 people in the US has this name
Based on 796 babies named Merwyn in Social Security records from 1912 to 1971, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Merwyn (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merwyn alive today is about 78 years old, and 91% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 70 and 86 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merwyn first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1937, to 38 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1971.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 1971
🏆 Rank History
Merwyn has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,050, in 1937.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,050 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,269 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merwyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merwyn were born in Iowa than in any other state: about 2 of those alive today.
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