boy's name
Meric
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 339
Meric is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 12 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Meric over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 83 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 25 |
How popular is Meric?
In 2025, Meric was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Meric is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Meric is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Méric | Méric is a rare spelling of Meric, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Meric
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Meric also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meric over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Meric
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meric — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Meric
How popular is the name Meric?
In 2025, Meric was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Meric a girl's or a boy's name?
Meric is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Meric most popular?
Meric peaked in 2018, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Meric a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Meric currently ranks #12,542 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.