Mervyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Welsh
Mervyn is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “marrow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mervyn mean?
Welsh
“marrow”
A male given name from Welsh.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Mervyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Mervyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Mervyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 7 boys.
Mervyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Names like Mervyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leon, Harry, William, Freddie, Stanley, Thomas, Harvey, Elwyn, Billy, Murray, Lewis, Morgan
Names related to Mervyn
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mervyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mervyn, updated 20 October 2026.