Meruem
The Hunter × Hunter manga series, created by Yoshihiro Togashi, features an extensive cast of characters. It takes place in a fictional universe where licensed specialists known as Hunters travel the world taking on special jobs ranging from treasure hunting to assassination.
Meaning & Origin of Meruem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Hunter × Hunter manga series, created by Yoshihiro Togashi, features an extensive cast of characters. It takes place in a fictional universe where licensed specialists known as Hunters travel the world taking on special jobs ranging from treasure hunting to assassination.
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The Story of Meruem
Meruem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2022, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 8 births, good for #8,981 nationwide. Meruem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 8 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Meruem
Meruem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 8 births in the dataset. Meruem's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,981. Use the chart and map above to compare Meruem'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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