Mercia vs Meredith

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

Name A

Mercia

Girl name

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Name B

Meredith

Girl name · Rank #492

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Metric Mercia Meredith
Current Rank Unranked #492
Total Births (all years) 114 77,787
Peak Year 1919 1980
Peak Year Births 9 2,071
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1895

Births by Decade

Decade Mercia Meredith
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 85
1910ss 15 464
1920ss 20 892
1930ss 18 1,300
1940ss 18 2,901
1950ss 17 2,889
1960ss 5 3,927
1970ss 5 15,840
1980ss — 19,204
1990ss — 12,779
2000ss 11 8,889
2010ss 5 5,147
2020ss — 3,464

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mercia Meredith
2014 — 477
2015 — 510
2016 5 588
2017 — 628
2018 — 598
2019 — 527
2020 — 499
2021 — 534
2022 — 557
2023 — 595
2024 — 623
2025 — 656

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, 1918–2016.

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