Is Meryem a boy or girl name?

Meryem is a girl’s name. Of the 624 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Meryem

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Meryem was most popular in 2014, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,586 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 624 people named Meryem.

Meryem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meryem’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meryem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meryem is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 624 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org