Meral
#17,097 most common girls' name of all time · #28,107 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1985–2025
Rank among girls
#17,097
Rank overall
#28,107 of 105,966
First appeared
1985
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
228
Since 2016
133
Peak year
2018 #5,382
Best rank
#5,382 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 24/yr
Meral first appears in 1985. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,972 |
| 2024 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,580 |
| 2023 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,874 |
| 2022 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,307 |
| 2021 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,979 |
| 2020 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,379 |
| 2019 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,343 |
| 2018 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,382 |
| 2017 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,936 |
| 2016 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,595 |
| 2015 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,663 |
| 2014 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,700 |
| 2013 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,189 |
| 2012 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,353 |
| 2011 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,386 |
| 2010 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,619 |
| 2009 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,202 |
| 2008 | 10 | — | 10 | #11,141 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,368 |