Merve
Merve is a feminine Turkish given name of Arabic origin. It originates from the Arabic female name Marwa. It has two meanings:Pebble One of the two sacred hills in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual pilgrimages. Merve is mentioned in sura of Bakara, verse 158.
Meaning & Origin of Merve
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Merve is a feminine Turkish given name of Arabic origin. It originates from the Arabic female name Marwa. It has two meanings:Pebble One of the two sacred hills in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times as part of the ritual pilgrimages. Merve is mentioned in sura of Bakara, verse 158.
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The Story of Merve
Merve first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 13 Merves were born — ranking #7,104 that year. As of 2026, Merve ranks #16,416 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 101 Merves have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Merve
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- Merve Adıyaman (born 1994), Turkish handball player
- Merve Aladağ (born 1993), Turkish women's football striker
- Merve Aydın (born 1990), Turkish middle distance runner
- Merve Aydın (basketball) (born 1994), Turkish basketball player
- Merve Boluğur (born 1987), Turkish actress
- Merve Büyüksaraç (born 1988), Turkish model and Miss Turkey 2006
- Merve Çağıran (born 1992), Turkish actress
- Merve Çoban (born 1993), Turkish karateka
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About the name Merve
Merve is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 101 births in the dataset. Merve's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #7,104. Use the chart and map above to compare Merve'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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