Meryem
Meryem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Uyghur.
- Turkish
- Uyghur
Meaning & Origin of Meryem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meryem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Uyghur.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Uyghur
The Story of Meryem
American parents first put Meryem on the record books as a baby girl name in 1992, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 39 Meryems were born — ranking #3,848 that year. About 43% of every Meryem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Meryem ranks #4,210 for baby girls with 34 births, holding steady (+4%). All told, over 663 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Meryem
Meryem is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 663 births in the dataset. Meryem's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #3,848. Use the chart and map above to compare Meryem'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.