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Mervyn

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mervyn: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2017

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 2017, ranging from #1962 to #4685.19981999200220032006200820092010201220132017#1962#4685
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2901
1999#2943
2002#3225
2003#1962
2006#4052
2008#3687
2009#2544
2010#3332
2012#3416
2013#4685
2017#3996

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 23 of the 26 years from 1964 to 1989.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1954–2017 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #85 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1957

    Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1957).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #3996 among boys in England and Wales, in 2017.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1954 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #85 in New Zealand in 1954.

Mervyn's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#33325HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#25447HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#19627HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29433HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1957New Zealandmale#9553HighVerified
1955New Zealandmale#9448HighVerified
1954New Zealandmale#8561HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#2784HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#2714HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2346HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2744HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2357HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#21310HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#17615HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#20510HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#17914HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#15021HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#19213HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#20311HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#18214HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#16816HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2575HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#17812HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#14616HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#1977HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2225HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#1857HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#16110HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#13614HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mervyn is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Mervyn, between 1954 and 2017, in 37 of those 64 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1954–19573#85 in 1954
Republic of Ireland1964–198923#136 in 1964
England and Wales1998–201711#1962 in 2003

Its high point came 49 years earlier in New Zealand (1954) than in England and Wales (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1989; it appears again in 1998.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1954 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #85 in New Zealand in 1954. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.