Girls' name · since 1986
Meradith
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.
- 41
- total births
- 1986–2018
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Meradith is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 41 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meradith has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2018.
- 41 total births
- 1986–2018 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meradith's 41 recorded births place it above 48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meradith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meradith's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meradith popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2018
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Meradith by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Meradith's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Meradith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Meradith's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1986–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meradith: Baby Name Since 1986 - 41 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meradith. 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 Meradith 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.