Name meaning & stats
Meral
Meral (Scottish Gaelic origin). 228 US babies since 1940, peak 2018. Notable Merals are 1.7× over-represented as actors.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
Scottish GaelicSpelling of Meryl
In US birth records
Peak year: 2018
228 US babies were named Meral between 1940 and 2025.
Meral around the world
- Sweden: 39 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 1,086 in 2022
- England & Wales: 92 babies since 1996, peak 2019, No. 2,604 in 2025
- France: 325 babies since 1900, peak 1986, No. 3,142 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Merals end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.7× | Medium · 11 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | Low · 4 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 3 people |
| Singer | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable women who are actors, Merals show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 36 Meryls spell it Meral
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2018)