Fun Facts About the Name Merwin
- More than 1 thousand babies named Merwin: U.S. records list 1,630 babies given the name Merwin from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 girls received the name Merwin - about 1 girl for every 325 boys.
What Does the Name Merwin Mean?
Merwin is an English name meaning "famous friend." It comes from the Old English personal name Mǣrwine, formed from mǣre ("famous, renowned") and wine ("friend"). The second element is the Old English word for a friend, not the drink. The similar Welsh name Mervyn has a different and uncertain origin and is not the source of Merwin.
Merwin Name History & Origins
Mǣrwine belongs to the Old English tradition of two-element personal names. After the Norman Conquest, many of these names became uncommon as given names in England, but some survived in surnames. Merwin is recorded as an English surname derived from Mǣrwine; the modern given name developed from that surname. Its first element appears in the shortened form Mer-, while the ending preserves the Old English wine.
How Popular is the Name Merwin?
Merwin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1928. Its best rank was #823 in 1928.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | #5,203 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #13,914 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1987 | #7,740 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,929 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,917 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,502 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #6,009 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,466 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,200 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,817 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,986 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,911 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,158 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,204 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,546 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,619 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #4,457 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #3,923 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #1,900 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #3,795 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #1,998 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #2,452 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,701 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #2,180 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #2,253 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #2,814 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #1,951 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #1,928 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #2,085 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1948 | #2,187 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #1,633 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1946 | #1,865 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,741 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1944 | #1,467 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1943 | #1,391 | 26 | 0.0018% |
| 1942 | #1,663 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1941 | #1,624 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1940 | #1,554 | 20 | 0.0017% |
| 1939 | #1,565 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1938 | #1,391 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1937 | #1,303 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1936 | #1,262 | 28 | 0.0027% |
| 1935 | #1,140 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1934 | #1,143 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1933 | #1,119 | 35 | 0.0035% |
| 1932 | #1,072 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1931 | #918 | 50 | 0.0048% |
| 1930 | #1,017 | 46 | 0.0042% |
| 1929 | #1,039 | 44 | 0.0041% |
| 1928 | #823 | 64 | 0.0058% |
| 1927 | #997 | 50 | 0.0044% |
| 1926 | #886 | 58 | 0.0052% |
| 1925 | #969 | 50 | 0.0045% |
| 1924 | #983 | 52 | 0.0046% |
| 1923 | #911 | 57 | 0.0052% |
| 1922 | #968 | 53 | 0.0049% |
| 1921 | #917 | 59 | 0.0054% |
| 1920 | #1,044 | 45 | 0.0042% |
| 1919 | #967 | 49 | 0.0050% |
| 1918 | #1,208 | 34 | 0.0034% |
| 1917 | #993 | 44 | 0.0048% |
| 1916 | #885 | 51 | 0.0057% |
| 1915 | #912 | 47 | 0.0055% |
| 1914 | #960 | 34 | 0.0052% |
| 1913 | #985 | 26 | 0.0051% |
| 1912 | #1,697 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1911 | #1,348 | 8 | 0.0035% |
| 1910 | #1,766 | 5 | 0.0026% |
| 1908 | #1,089 | 8 | 0.0052% |
| 1906 | #1,078 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1892 | #1,196 | 5 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Merwin Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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