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Meryem

Girl

Meaning of Meryem: Hebrew: 'beloved'

Meryem is a girl's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4597th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1406th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4597

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1406

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

624

First recorded 1992 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 16 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 34 babies2019: 38 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 28 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Meryem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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