Boys' name · since 1995
Meric
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Meric, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meric is the #12688 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 176 recorded since 1995.
Meric has 176 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12688 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #13,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,688 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meric ranks #13,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,688 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meric's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Meric compares
176 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Meric's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Meric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meric's full recorded timeline at 2012, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Meric by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Meric's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Meric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Meric's data
- Meric's decade-level peak was the 2010s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Meric 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.