Recorded 2009–2020 Girls' name Peak 2009 25 births

Merjem — girls' name

25 babies named Merjem in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

25 girls have been named Merjem since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

25
total births
2009–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Merjem was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

5 babies were named Merjem in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merjem

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Merjem between 2009 and 2020, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merjem currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merjem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merjem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merjem 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 25 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.

Merjem at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

25

Since 2009

12 years of records

Peak year

2009

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2009

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2020

Merjem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2009

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 20202015201420112009 5

Merjem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 60% of Merjem's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merjem?
25 babies have been named Merjem since 2009. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 5 births.
When was Merjem most popular?
Merjem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Merjem been used?
Merjem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 12 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Merjem?
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, 2009–2020 (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.