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Meric

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Meric has been given to about 176 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 171
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meric per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 12
  • Born in 20255
  • All time176

How popular is Meric?

Its best year was 2018, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 6985th. The typical living American called Meric is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Meric

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eric0.85
  2. Deric0.85
  3. Merrick0.84
  4. Cedric0.75
  5. Merrill0.70
  6. Merritt0.70
  7. Fredric0.68
  8. Merlin0.65

Middle names for Meric

Ranked by flow score
  1. Meric Paul0.77
  2. Meric John0.77
  3. Meric Lee0.77
  4. Meric Dean0.76
  5. Meric Blake0.76
  6. Meric Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Meric

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.78
  2. Azariasister · 0.76
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.76
  4. Yarelisister · 0.75
  5. Abdullahbrother · 0.75
  6. Galileasister · 0.75

Where Meric is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Meric Anderson0.77
    2. Meric Reyes0.72
    3. Meric Nguyen0.72
    4. Meric Lee0.72
    5. Meric Hall0.72
    6. Meric Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Meric

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.