Girls' name · since 1992
Merve
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.
- 102
- total births
- 1992–2015
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Merve is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 102 have been recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merve has been recorded 102 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2015.
- 102 total births
- 1992–2015 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Merve's 102 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Merve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merve's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2015
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Merve by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Merve's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Merve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 49 births (48% of all-time use).
Merve by state
Where Merve concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 10.8% |
11 of 102 births nationwide.
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- Merve's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Merves (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1992–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Merve: Baby Name Since 1992 - 102 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merve. 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 Merve 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.