How Many People Are Named Meryem?
An estimated 590 people in the United States have the first name Meryem. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Meryem peaked in popularity in 2014 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meryem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Meryem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
590
About 1 in 580,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2014
39 births
Total Registered
596
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meryem
Meryem is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 596 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meryem as a female name
Ranked #4,611 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (39 births)
Meryem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meryem span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 283 babies were registered. While Meryem is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Meryem by Decade
How has Meryem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Meryem by State
Birth registrations for Meryem span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 15 Meryems were registered per state.
Meryem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meryem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Meryem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meryem?
We estimate approximately 590 people named Meryem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 580,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Meryem a common name?
Meryem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 596 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meryem most popular?
Meryem reached peak popularity in 2014, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meryem is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meryem a female name?
Meryem is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meryem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meryem Smith, Meryem Johnson, Meryem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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