Meerab

A name of Persian and Arabic origin with a number of possible meanings, Meerab has shot up the UK charts in recent years and ranked at #551 in the latest count. Associated with friendship, water, intelligence, and the prayer niche in a mosque (known as amihrab), some sources also suggest it means "flower of paradise".

Some of its popularity may be down to the Pakistani TV drama Tere Bin (" Without You"), in which Meerab in the name of one of the leading characters. Released in 2022, a second series was confirmed in 2025, which may have inspired parents to consider the name again.

Meerab is also given to boys.

Pronounced MEER-ab.

As of October 2026, Meerab ranked #7756 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6895 in 2015.