Meri · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Meri.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 93 recorded years as a table

Meri, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1917	5
1919	5
1920	6
1923	5
1924	6
1932	5
1934	5
1937	5
1941	7
1942	7
1943	16
1944	15
1945	24
1946	31
1947	24
1948	22
1949	27
1950	26
1951	21
1952	23
1953	33
1954	29
1955	38
1956	29
1957	25
1958	21
1959	37
1960	39
1961	44
1962	39
1963	40
1964	33
1965	35
1966	30
1967	36
1968	27
1969	27
1970	34
1971	26
1972	26
1973	32
1974	25
1975	23
1976	25
1977	18
1978	15
1979	20
1980	10
1981	16
1982	12
1983	12
1984	13
1985	9
1986	10
1987	6
1988	8
1989	8
1990	8
1991	14
1992	11
1993	6
1994	7
1995	14
1996	5
1997	8
1998	9
1999	6
2000	13
2001	8
2002	9
2003	6
2004	8
2005	8
2006	5
2007	7
2008	4
2009	4
2010	3
2011	5
2012	9
2013	4
2014	4
2015	4
2016	7
2017	3
2018	6
2019	6
2020	5
2021	9
2022	4
2023	8
2024	8
2025	6

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Meri isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 9
Rank in 2025: #10,107
How rare: 1 in 178,585 girls
Since 1917: 2,502

Most popular in 1961, at 44 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 25% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.