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Mervyn

Mervyn is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US records 1880–2017
1,579 male / 5 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Mervyn

If you do not know Mervyn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Mervyn,” in English, “Guten Tag Mervyn,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Mervyn,

German

Guten Tag Mervyn,

French

Bonjour Mervyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mervyn:

Chinese

Mervyn您好：

Japanese

Mervyn様

English

Hi Mervyn,

German

Hi Mervyn,

French

Salut Mervyn,

Spanish

Hola Mervyn,

Chinese

Mervyn你好：

Japanese

Mervynさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Mervyn by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name
Great Britainuncommonman's name
Irelandrareman's name

United States birth data

1,579 male · 5 female · 1,584 births recorded

Male ≈ 99.7%Female ≈ 0.3%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mervyn a male or female name?

Mervyn is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Mervyn in an email?

If you do not know Mervyn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Mervyn,” in English, “Guten Tag Mervyn,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Mervyn a unisex name?

Mervyn is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Mervyn a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/mervyn. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mervyn,
  title  = {Is Mervyn a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/mervyn},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}