Recorded 1992–2015 Girls' name Peak 1998 102 births

Merve — girls' name

102 babies named Merve in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s492000s352010s18

The verdict

102 girls have been named Merve since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

102
total births
1992–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Merve was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Merve in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Merve

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Merve between 1992 and 2015, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merve currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merve performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Merve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Merve in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merve 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 102 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.

Merve at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

102

Since 1992

24 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1992

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2015

Merve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1992

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 20152012200520011999199619931992 7

Merve by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 48% of Merve's all-time total
1990s492000s352010s18

Merve by state

Where Merve concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Merve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 10.8%
New York share of Merve's total US births 10.8%

11 of 102 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Merve?
102 babies have been named Merve since 1992. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Merve most popular?
Merve was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Merve most popular?
The top states for the name Merve are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Merve been used?
Merve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 24 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Merve?
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, 1992–2015 (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.