Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: falling
MeravIn Hebrew: מירב · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: מֵרַב
Merav (Hebrew: מירב) is a girl's name of biblical origin. 13,462 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 10 girls and ranked #703. Its peak year was 1973, with 932 babies.
- People in Israel
- 13,462
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 10
- rank #703
- Peak year
- 1973
- 932 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Merav
In Hebrew letters the name is מירב, read right to left. Merav is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Merav by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Merav
How do you write Merav in Hebrew?
Merav is written מירב in Hebrew (with vowel points: מֵרַב). Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Merav?
13,462 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name מירב: 13,378 women and 84 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Merav a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 99.4% of the people named מירב are women.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.