Given name & surname
Meria
“a rebellious woman”
Meria is a variant of Mariamne. One Hebrew interpretation is “a rebellious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meria is a variant of Mariamne. One Hebrew interpretation is “a rebellious woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137
- 0 boys · 137 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 381 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meria’s family of names
Meria has a related form in Mariamne. In Greek usage, Meria as a surname is a transliteration of Μεριά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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