Recorded 1986–2015 Girls' name Peak 1993 23 births

Merav — girls' name

23 babies named Merav in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Merav since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

23
total births
1986–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Merav was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

8 babies were named Merav in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merav

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Merav between 1986 and 2015, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merav currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merav performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merav shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merav 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 23 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.

Merav at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

23

Since 1986

30 years of records

Peak year

1993

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1986

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2015

Merav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1986

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Merav by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 57% of Merav's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merav?
23 babies have been named Merav since 1986. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1993 with 8 births.
When was Merav most popular?
Merav was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Merav been used?
Merav has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 30 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Merav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1986–2015 (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.