Given name
Merwyn
“a friend of the sea”
Merwyn is a variant of Mervin. In Welsh use, Mervin carries the interpretation “a friend of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Merwyn is a variant of Mervin. In Welsh use, Mervin carries the interpretation “a friend of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Merwyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 796
- 786 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 1937. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Merwyn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mervyn
“a friend of the sea”
>99% boys
Murvin
“a friend of the sea”
>99% boys
Merel
“of the shining sea”
85% boys · 15% girls
Meril
“of the shining sea”
87% boys · 13% girls
Murrel
“of the shining sea”
80% boys · 20% girls
Morley
“woman from the moor” · “from the meadow on the moor”
92% boys · 8% girls
Amarante
“a flower that never fades”
>99% boys
Glade
“from the meadow in the C woods” · “from the clearing in the woods”
>99% boys