Meriel
Meriel is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Meriel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meriel is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Meriel
Meriel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 15 Meriels were born — ranking #2,087 that year. As of 2026, Meriel ranks #8,483 for baby girls with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 376 Meriels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Meriel
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About the name Meriel
Meriel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 376 births in the dataset. Meriel's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #2,087. Use the chart and map above to compare Meriel'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 .
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