Girls' name · since 1985
Meral
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 228 babies named Meral, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meral currently ranks #6967 among girls' names in America, with 228 babies recorded since 1985.
Meral has 228 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6967 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #18,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,967 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 228 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meral ranks #18,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,967 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 228 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,967 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meral's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Meral compares
228 39th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meral's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meral | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 228 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meral's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Meral by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (142 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Meral's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Meral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 142 births (62% of all-time use).
Meral by state
Where Meral concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 228 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meral's data
- Meral's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Merals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Meral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meral draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.