Name meaning & stats
Mervin
Mervin means “great lord” (Welsh origin). 6,648 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.
What it means
“great lord”
WelshWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1942
6,648 US babies were named Mervin between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Mervin (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 91% of the family
- Mervin 91%
- Mervyn 9%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1942)