Given name & surname
Meril
“of the shining sea”
Meril is a variant of Merrill. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meril is a variant of Merrill. One English interpretation is “of the shining sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Meril is a variant of Merrill. An origin associated with Merrill is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Meril is a variant of Merrill. The history of Merrill gives this family its wider story. Merrill’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Meril through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 150
- 130 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 13 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 boys is 5 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 233 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Meril
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Meril, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Murrel
“of the shining sea”
80% boys · 20% girls
Murrell
“of the shining sea”
85% boys · 15% girls
Murvin
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Morley
“woman from the moor” · “from the meadow on the moor”
92% boys · 8% girls
Meade
“from the meadow”
99% boys · 1% girls
Mervyn
“a friend of the sea”
>99% boys
Mansfield
“from the field near the small river”
>99% boys
Eleck
“resembling a star”
>99% boys