Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Meriem isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meriem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 126
- 0 boys · 126 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 11 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 9 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 690 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.
Meriem’s family of names
Meriem may belong to the same name family as MERRIEM. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Meriem
- Meriem BelmihoubAlgerian independence fighter, lawyer, and feminist1935–2021
- Meriem MoussaAlgerian judokaborn 1988
- Meriem BenmouloudAlgerian politicianborn 1980
- Meriem Ben MamiTunisian actress
- Meriem BeldiAlgerian singerborn 1973
- Meriam Ben HusseinTunisian actress, radio personality and television presenter
- Meriem BidaniMoroccan taekwondo practitionerborn 1972
- Meriem BjaouiTunisian judokaborn 1996
- Meriem Bennaniartist (born 1988)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Meriem, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Madelynn
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>99% girls