US rank #11601 Girls' name Peak 2023 63 births

Merab — #11601 US girls' name

63 babies named Merab in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s122020s33
#11601
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Merab was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

12 babies were named Merab in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merab

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Merab between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merab currently holds the #11601 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merab performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merab shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Merab in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merab 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 63 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.

Merab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

63

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2023

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,601

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Merab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
12
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 202420232022202120162013200720052000 6

Merab by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
33 births that decade — 52% of Merab's all-time total
2000s182010s122020s33

Merab by state

Where Merab concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Merab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 7.9%
New York share of Merab's total US births 7.9%

5 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merab?
63 babies have been named Merab since 2000. It currently ranks #11601 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 12 births.
When was Merab most popular?
Merab was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Merab most popular?
The top states for the name Merab are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Merab been used?
Merab has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Merab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Merry, 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, 2000–2024 (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.