Meriel — girls' name

What the Data Says About Meriel

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Meriel between 1916 and 2014, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meriel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meriel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Meriel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meriel 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 376 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.