The baby name Meril is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MER-il (IPA: /ˈmɛrɪl/ or /ˈmɛrəl/).
The baby name Meril is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MER-il (IPA: /ˈmɛrɪl/ or /ˈmɛrəl/).
Meril is in Origin.
Meril is a streamlined modern form linking several related names: Meryl/Meriel (from medieval Muriel) and the surname-given name Merrill. The older Celtic root is Old Irish/Scottish Gaelic Muirgheal - muir "sea" + geal "bright" - yielding the meaning "sea-bright" or "sparkling sea." Some bearers also enjoy an evocative side-meaning via Merle, French for "blackbird," which influenced modern spellings and pronunciations.
Used in Britain since the Middle Ages as Muriel/Meriel, the name resurfaced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and gained wider attention through the 20th-century form Meryl (e.g., Meryl Streep). Meril appears in contemporary records as a unisex, international choice with a clean, two-syllable profile. Variants and cognates include Meryl, Meriel, Merrill, Merle, Merryl, Muriel, and Miriel; diminutives include Merry and Meri. The name’s layered history lets parents read it as nature-tinted ("blackbird") or nautically luminous ("sea-bright").
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #134 | 9 | 1,888 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2006 | #404 | 3 | 3,155 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| France | Boys | 2011 | #413 | 3 | 2,819 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,437 | 35 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Meril is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:
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