Merve
Girl · MER-veh · Arabic
Merve is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “flint stone”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Merve mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Marwa, a hill in Mecca
“flint stone”
Turkish form of Marwa, a hill in Mecca that pilgrims walk to from Safa during the Hajj.
- Say it
- MER-veh
Is Merve a girl's or a boy's name?
Merve is a girls' name.
How popular is Merve in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Merve in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Merve in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,815 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
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