Mergen is a romanization of Мерген. Мерген means “wise, skilled at archery.”
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Where it comes from
Mergen is a romanization of Мерген. Мерген comes from Middle Mongol.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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Mergen through the years
Babies since 1880
11
11 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2021
6 babies
2025
0
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Mergen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2019–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 903 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mergen’s family of names
In Kazakh usage, Mergen is a transliteration of Мерген. Mergen is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Мерген. Mergen is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Мэргэн.
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Around the world
Mergen has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.