Merv
Merv is a boy's name that peaked in 1961, when it was the 2,538th most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1962. About 16 Mervs are alive in the United States today, and half of them are over 64.
Popularity, 1880–2025
boys named Merv
By the numbers
- Total US births
- 20
- Estimated living today
- 16
- Median age today
- 64
- Peak year
- 1961
- Best rank
- 2,538th
- Rank in 2025
- unranked
- First recorded
- 1961
Names of 1961
The most popular boys’ names the year Merv peaked:
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Merv against another name
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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.