Mertie vs Meredith

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

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Mertie

Girl name

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Name B

Meredith

Girl name · Rank #491

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Metric Mertie Meredith
Current Rank Unranked #491
Total Births (all years) 1,830 77,125
Peak Year 1918 1980
Peak Year Births 46 2,071
Peak Decade 1880ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1895

Births by Decade

Decade Mertie Meredith
1880ss 325 —
1890ss 277 6
1900ss 249 85
1910ss 313 464
1920ss 307 892
1930ss 189 1,300
1940ss 128 2,901
1950ss 36 2,889
1960ss 6 3,927
1970ss — 15,839
1980ss — 19,204
1990ss — 12,778
2000ss — 8,889
2010ss — 5,146
2020ss — 2,805

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mertie Meredith
2014 — 476
2015 — 510
2016 — 588
2017 — 628
2018 — 598
2019 — 527
2020 — 499
2021 — 533
2022 — 557
2023 — 595
2024 — 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, 1880–1963.

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