Meric
#12,404 most common boys' name of all time · #31,831 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1995–2025
Rank among boys
#12,404
Rank overall
#31,831 of 105,966
First appeared
1995
Years on the list
23 of 146
All-time
176
Since 2016
61
Peak year
2018 #6,953
Best rank
#6,953 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Meric first appears in 1995. 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 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,747 |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,070 |
| 2021 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,399 |
| 2020 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,415 |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,259 |
| 2018 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,953 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,289 |
| 2016 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,502 |
| 2015 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,124 |
| 2014 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,904 |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,285 |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,578 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,256 |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,494 |
| 2009 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,083 |
| 2007 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,995 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,055 |
| 2005 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,112 |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,600 |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,408 |
| 2002 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,243 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,801 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,832 |