Merwin

Where Merwin comes from

From Welsh Merfyn.
— Wiktionary's entry for Merwin
Along the way
  1. 1892
    First appearance
    #1,066 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1924
    Merwin Coad born
    American politician
  3. 1928
    Peak, #818
    64 babies named Merwin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1936
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,243.
  5. 1976
    Merwin Mondesir born
    Canadian actor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Merwin Coad · American politician, 1924–2025
  • Merwin Mondesir · Canadian actor, born 1976
  • Merwin Crawford Young · American political scientist, 1931–2020
  • Merwin Graham · American athlete, 1903–1989
  • Merwin Jacobson · American baseball player, 1894–1978

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.