Boys' name · since 1984
Meldrick
50 babies named Meldrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 50
- total births
- 1984–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Meldrick is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 50 have been recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Meldrick recorded 50 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2006.
- 50 total births
- 1984–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meldrick's 50 recorded births place it above 51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meldrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meldrick's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meldrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2006
- Peak year (1986)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Meldrick by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Meldrick's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Meldrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 32 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Meldrick's decade-level peak was the 1990s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1984–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meldrick: Baby Name Since 1984 - 50 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meldrick. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Meldrick 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 July 2026.