Boys' name · since 1913
Meade
515 babies named Meade in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 515
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
515 boys have been named Meade since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Meade recorded 515 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2013.
- #7,766 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 515 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meade ranks #7,766 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 515 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 515
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Meade's 515 recorded births place it above 82.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Meade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meade's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meade popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2013
- Peak year (1918)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Meade popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1982 (Meade as girls' name)
Meade by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (120 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Meade's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Meade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
82 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
72 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 120 births (23% of all-time use).
How Meade compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Meade's total volume
Meade by state
Where Meade concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 6.0% |
31 of 515 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meade's data
- Meade's decade-level peak was the 1920s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Meades (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meade draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.