Recorded 1986–2018 Girls' name Peak 1999 41 births

Meradith — girls' name

41 babies named Meradith in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

41 girls have been named Meradith since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

41
total births
1986–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Meradith was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Meradith in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meradith

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Meradith between 1986 and 2018, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meradith currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meradith performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meradith shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meradith in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meradith at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

41

Since 1986

33 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1986

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2018

Meradith popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1986

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Meradith by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 29% of Meradith's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meradith?
41 babies have been named Meradith since 1986. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Meradith most popular?
Meradith was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Meradith been used?
Meradith has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 33 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Meradith?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.