US rank #7496 Unisex name Peak 2015 172 births

Meerab — #7496 US unisex name

172 babies named Meerab in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s132010s1122020s47
#7496
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Meerab was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

18 babies were named Meerab in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meerab

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Meerab between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meerab currently holds the #7496 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Meerab is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2015.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meerab performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meerab shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meerab in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meerab in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 172 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meerab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

172

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2015

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,496

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meerab popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
18
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 202420212019201720152013201120092007 6

Meerab popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 2015 (Meerab as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20212015 6

Meerab by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
112 births that decade — 65% of Meerab's all-time total
2000s132010s1122020s47

Meerab by state

Where Meerab concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meerab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
29 16.9%
New York share of Meerab's total US births 16.9%

29 of 172 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meerab?
172 babies have been named Meerab since 2007. It currently ranks #7496 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 18 births.
When was Meerab most popular?
Meerab was most popular in the 2010s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Meerab most popular?
The top states for the name Meerab are New York (29 births).
Is Meerab a unisex name?
Yes, Meerab is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 172 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Meerab been used?
Meerab has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meerab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meera, Meena, Meegan, Meela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.