Meryem
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mer-YEM
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,757 for girls
Meryem is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 4,757th for girls in the US (28 babies).
What does Meryem mean?
Hebrew: Turkish form of Maryam
Turkish form of Maryam, the Arabic name of Mary.
Is Meryem a girl's or a boy's name?
Meryem is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 28 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Meryem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Meryem, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 31 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Meryem than any year since 2009.
Half of all the girls named Meryem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Meryem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,449 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,332 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,455 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 2015 | 25 | #1,389 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,433 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Meryem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,757among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 57,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 28 girls in the US were named Meryem, making it the 4,757th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 39 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Meryem in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Meryem in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4,757 |
| 2024 | 30 | #4,558 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4,274 |
| 2022 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4,715 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,850 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4,143 |
| 2017 | 33 | #4,303 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4,979 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3,846 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5,484 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
Names like Meryem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maryam Raya Mila Mia Safa Maisie Esme Ava Ayra Myla Hawa Harper
Names related to Meryem
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Meryem: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/meryem, updated 20 October 2026.