Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Meryem

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,836 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,836
among girls · ↓205 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
28
named Meryem · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
39 babies
All-time total
624
#10,288 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Meryem popularity over time

624 babies have been named Meryem since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
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1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 41 4 – #9,256
2000s 125 13 +205% #6,079
2010s 283 28 +126% #3,891
2020s (to 2025) 175 29 +3% #4,332

Where Meryem is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 28 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Meryem

Meryem is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,836 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 624 American babies have been named Meryem. Its peak came in 2014, when 39 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Meryem stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Meryem?

The median living Meryem is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 600 people named Meryem are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Meryem year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 28 #4,836
2024 30 #4,631
2023 33 #4,332
2022 33 #4,347
2021 28 #4,800
2020 23 #5,436
2019 38 #3,891
2018 34 #4,212
2017 33 #4,349
2016 29 #4,807
2015 27 #5,076
2014 39 #3,894
2013 24 #5,605
2012 23 #5,838
2011 16 #7,681
2010 20 #6,563
2009 16 #7,951
2008 23 #6,079
2007 16 #7,973
2006 11 #10,390
2005 16 #7,383
2004 10 #10,445
2003 6 #15,133
2002 10 #10,005
2001 10 #9,857
2000 7 #12,681
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Famous people named Meryem

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Meryem Uzerli German-Turkish actress (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Meryem, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Meryem?

The median living Meryem is about 10 years old. Half of all living Meryems are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Meryem are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Meryem are alive in the United States, based on 624 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Meryem in 2025?

Meryem ranked #4,836 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Meryem?

624 babies have been named Meryem in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Meryem most popular?

Meryem peaked in 2014, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Meryem a boy or girl name?

Meryem is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Meryem rising or falling?

Meryem has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Meryem become more popular?

Meryem looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Meryem in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Meryem?

Well-known people named Meryem include Meryem Uzerli (actor).

Names like Meryem

Names that sound and feel close to Meryem: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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