Given name
Meritxell
“Our Lady of Meritxell”
Meritxell is a feminine given name, meaning “Our Lady of Meritxell.” It is used in Catalan.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Meritxell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 10 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 10 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Meritxell’s family of names
In Catalan usage, Meritxell has a diminutive in TXELL. In Catalan usage, Meritxell has a short form in TXELL.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Meritxell
- Meritxell BatetSpanish politicianborn 1973
- Meritxell MasSpanish synchronized swimmerborn 1994
- Meritxell BorràsCatalan politicianborn 1964
- Meritxell Mateu i PiAndorran politicianborn 1966
- Meritxell SerretSpanish politicianborn 1975
- Meritxell ColellCatalan film directorborn 1983
- Meritxell GenéSpanish singer-songwriterborn 1986
- Meritxell Solerdentistborn 1992
- Meritxell Ruiz i IsernSpanish economist and politicianborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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