Swedish origin
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01 / Meaning & origin
Merete is a feminine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 1986: 7 girls (rank 8523).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Merete
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 13 | 236 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 303 | observed |
| 1947 | 19 | 202 | observed |
| 1948 | 25 | 165 | observed |
| 1949 | 16 | 221 | observed |
| 1950 | 21 | 188 | observed |
| 1951 | 20 | 191 | observed |
| 1952 | 31 | 147 | observed |
| 1953 | 39 | 128 | observed |
| 1954 | 36 | 133 | observed |
| 1955 | 53 | 98 | observed |
| 1956 | 53 | 101 | observed |
| 1957 | 48 | 105 | observed |
| 1958 | 61 | 91 | observed |
| 1959 | 90 | 76 | observed |
| 1960 | 103 | 70 | observed |
| 1961 | 110 | 71 | observed |
| 1962 | 180 | 54 | observed |
| 1963 | 179 | 53 | observed |
| 1964 | 193 | 48 | observed |
| 1965 | 237 | 36 | observed |
| 1966 | 240 | 36 | observed |
| 1967 | 273 | 33 | observed |
| 1968 | 253 | 36 | observed |
| 1969 | 240 | 37 | observed |
| 1970 | 219 | 39 | observed |
| 1971 | 231 | 38 | observed |
| 1972 | 208 | 42 | observed |
| 1973 | 180 | 46 | observed |
| 1974 | 172 | 48 | observed |
| 1975 | 153 | 53 | observed |
| 1976 | 119 | 60 | observed |
| 1977 | 111 | 66 | observed |
| 1978 | 121 | 64 | observed |
| 1979 | 115 | 65 | observed |
| 1980 | 95 | 77 | observed |
| 1981 | 96 | 76 | observed |
| 1982 | 95 | 79 | observed |
| 1983 | 89 | 79 | observed |
| 1984 | 67 | 103 | observed |
| 1985 | 61 | 112 | observed |
| 1986 | 54 | 122 | observed |
| 1987 | 55 | 128 | observed |
| 1988 | 48 | 147 | observed |
| 1989 | 60 | 134 | observed |
| 1990 | 39 | 172 | observed |
| 1991 | 47 | 150 | observed |
| 1992 | 52 | 139 | observed |
| 1993 | 35 | 177 | observed |
| 1994 | 31 | 186 | observed |
| 1995 | 24 | 215 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 245 | observed |
| 1997 | 23 | 215 | observed |
| 1998 | 16 | 267 | observed |
| 1999 | 7 | 450 | observed |
| 2000 | 9 | 385 | observed |
| 2001 | 7 | 431 | observed |
| 2002 | 4 | 589 | observed |
| 2003 | 4 | 575 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 507 | observed |
| 2005 | 6 | 479 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Merete” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.