Meral vs Meredith

Side-by-side comparison of Meral and Meredith — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Meral

Girl name · Rank #10507

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Name B

Meredith

Girl name · Rank #491

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Metric Meral Meredith
Current Rank #10507 #491
Total Births (all years) 212 77,125
Peak Year 2018 1980
Peak Year Births 24 2,071
Peak Decade 2010ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1985 1895

Births by Decade

Decade Meral Meredith
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 85
1910ss — 464
1920ss — 892
1930ss — 1,300
1940ss — 2,901
1950ss — 2,889
1960ss — 3,927
1970ss — 15,839
1980ss 5 19,204
1990ss — 12,778
2000ss 15 8,889
2010ss 142 5,146
2020ss 50 2,805

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Meral Meredith
2014 13 476
2015 13 510
2016 13 588
2017 17 628
2018 24 598
2019 13 527
2020 15 499
2021 5 533
2022 11 557
2023 10 595
2024 9 621

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1985–2024.

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