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Meriem

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Meriem: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1834 to #5669.199720052010201520202025#1834#5669
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1997#3824
2000#2416
2001#2226
2002#3409
2004#2278
2005#3382
2006#2320
2007#2410
2008#2292
2009#2019
2010#3533
2011#2636
2012#3285
2013#2649
2014#2659
2015#3252
2016#1834
2017#2090
2018#3985
2019#2869
2020#4535
2021#3961
2022#5669
2023#4056
2024#4192
2025#3035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 27 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2010: #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3533 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #910 in Republic of Ireland in 2010.

Meriem's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#30358HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#39615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#28698HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#183416HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#26599HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#32857HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#26369HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#201912HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#229210HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#24109HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#22788HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Meriem is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Meriem, between 1996 and 2025, in 27 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2016Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201019962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202527#1834 in 2016
Republic of Ireland20101#910 in 2010
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What is known about Meriem

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #910 in Republic of Ireland in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.