Unisex name · since 1984
Meron
394 babies named Meron in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meron sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 394 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Meron recorded 394 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2019.
- #13,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 394 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meron ranks #13,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 394 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meron's 394 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meron's full recorded timeline at 2003, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meron popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2019
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Meron popularity over time - boys
50 total births recorded since 1916 (Meron as boys' name)
Meron by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (167 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Meron's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Meron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 167 births (42% of all-time use).
Meron by state
Where Meron concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Meron's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2010s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Merons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Meron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 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, 1984–2019 (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 Meron 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.