Boys' name · since 2022

Meruem

Since 2022, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Meruem, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

14
total births
2022–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Meruem is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 14 have been recorded since 2022.

Social Security Administration records show Meruem recorded 14 times among boys since 2022, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.

  • 14 total births
  • 2022–2025 years on record
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meruem's 14 recorded births place it above 30% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Meruem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Meruem splits its recorded history at 2025: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Meruem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2022)
8
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 20222025 6

Meruem by decade

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

2020s was Meruem's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Meruem births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meruem?
Since 2022, Social Security records show 14 babies named Meruem. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 8 births.
When was Meruem most popular?
Meruem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Meruem been used?
Records for Meruem go back to 2022, giving 4 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Meruem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Merle, Merlin, Merrill, Mervin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2022–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Meruem: Baby Name Since 2022 - 14 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meruem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Meruem 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 July 2026.