Meric — #12968 US boys' name
171 babies named Meric in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 9% of names given to boys today.
49% of everyone ever named Meric was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Meric in 2018 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Meric
The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Meric between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Meric currently holds the #12968 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Meric performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Meric 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 171 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.
Meric at a glance
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Current rank
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Meric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995
- Peak year (2018)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
Currently ranks #12968 among boys.
171 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 12 births in a single year.
Meric by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 83 births that decade — 49% of Meric's all-time total
Meric decade highlights
- Peak decade 83 births
- Runner-up 57 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Meric's strongest decade
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
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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, 1995–2024 (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.