girl's name

Meris

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 78

Meris is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1935, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1935.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Meris over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

28
'30 '40 '50 '80 '00 '10
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Births named Meris by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 15
1940s 6
1950s 5
1980s 28
2000s 11
2010s (to 2018) 10

How popular is Meris?

In 2018, Meris was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Meris is used

England & Wales #6,166 3 in 2006
United States #17,252 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Meris

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Meris also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meris over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Meris

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meris — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Meris

How popular is the name Meris?

In 2018, Meris was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Meris a girl's or a boy's name?

Meris is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Meris?

Meris has 2 syllables.

When was Meris most popular?

Meris peaked in 1935, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.