Name meaning & stats
Meryem
Meryem. 624 US babies since 1940, peak 2014. Notable Meryems are 1.6× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2014
624 US babies were named Meryem between 1940 and 2025.
Meryem around the world
- Belgium: 986 babies since 1995, peak 2017, No. 230 in 2025
- France: 4,875 babies since 1900, peak 2015, No. 289 in 2025
- Sweden: 172 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 483 in 2022
- England & Wales: 481 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 2,277 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Meryems end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.6× | Low · 7 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 5 people |
| Politician | 1.0× | Low · 4 people |
| Track athlete | 1.4× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable women who are footballers, Meryems show up 1.6× 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 3 Meriams spell it Meryem
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2014)