The first name Meri
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Merida.
Meri is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Meri, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 4 births (#4,763).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Meri with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Meri at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Meri, the 10,632nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1961, when 89 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Meri
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Meri AvidzbaFirst Abkhaziyan woman pilot (1917–1986)
- Mary EristaviGeorgian noble (1888–1986)
- Joely CollinsCanadian actress, born 1972
Questions
- How popular is the name Meri?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Meri, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2016, with 4 births.
- Is Meri a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,502 US babies named Meri since 1880 were girls.
- When was Meri most popular?
- 1961 in the United States, when 89 babies were named Meri, its highest rank at 1,172nd.