Merav
Merav, Meirav may refer to:Meirav, a kibbutz in Northern Israel An alternative spelling for Merab, daughter of Saul
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Merav
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Merav, Meirav may refer to:Meirav, a kibbutz in Northern Israel An alternative spelling for Merab, daughter of Saul
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Merav
Merav first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 8 births, good for #9,559 nationwide. About 57% of every Merav on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Merav last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Merav
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Merav. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Merav
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Meirav Ben-Ari (born 1975), Israeli politician
- Merav Ben-David (born 1959), Israeli-American ecologist, zoologist, and politician
- Meirav Cohen (born 1983), Israeli politician
- Merav Doster (born 1976), Israeli female screenwriter
- Merav Michaeli (born 1966), Israeli journalist and politician
- Meirav Shamir (born 1988), Israeli-American soccer player
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Where is Merav most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Israel94%
- United States3%
- PS2%
- PA1%
- Canada1%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Merav
Phonetically similar names — useful when Merav is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Merav
Merav is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Merav's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #9,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Merav's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.