How Many People Are Named Meriel?
people named Meriel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,275,316 people in the US has this name
Based on 376 babies named Meriel in Social Security records from 1916 to 2014, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
15 births
Trend
Last year given
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of MURIEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Meriel in English. Counting Meriel and these spellings together, about 7,401 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Meriel in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Meriel alive today is about 38 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 44 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Meriel first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 1934, to 15 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2014.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2014
π Rank History
Meriel has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,145, in 1934.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,145 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #11,544 in the 2000s |
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