Meryem
Meryem was the 4836th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3891st; the most babies were born in 2014 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 240 places. More babies were named Meryem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,836 girls, up 600 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201439 babies
- Total since 1880
- 624babies recorded
Meryem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,836 | 28 |
| 2020 | #5,436 | 23 |
| 2010 | #6,563 | 20 |
| 2000 | #12,681 | 7 |
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How popular is Meryem, counting every spelling?
Meryem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Meryem?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meryem (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meryem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meryem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meryem?
About 600 people born in the US named Meryem are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Meryem a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Meryem by state
How common Meryem was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meryem: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meryem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meryem
How popular is the name Meryem?
Meryem was the 4836th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3891st; the most babies were born in 2014 (39). Over the last ten years it has moved up 240 places. More babies were named Meryem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Meryem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meryem in the US.
Where is Meryem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Meryem was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and California.