babyNamedMeriem
“form of Mary”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 515th
- births in 2023–2025
- 295
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,250
- −5.9% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2016
Meaning and origin of Meriem
Meriem means “form of Mary” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Meriem in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2016.
- Over recent years, Meriem has been falling (−5.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Meriem every 10 schools, all spellings combined.
Meriem in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
18 babies in 3 years1 girl in 42,657
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), United States, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Meriem and Mériem are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Mériem5
- Meryem550
- Meriyem5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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