Meru
The Story of Meru
As a girl name
American parents first put Meru on the record books as a girl name in 2019, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 5 Merus were born — ranking #15,532 that year. Meru last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Meru as a boy name dates back to 2016, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Meru — #12,182 in the national rankings. Meru last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Meru
Meru is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Meru's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #12,182. Use the chart and map above to compare Meru'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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