Unisex name · since 1915
Merdith
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Merdith, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 63
- total births
- 1915–1948
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Merdith sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 63 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Merdith recorded 63 times among boys since 1915, 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 1915 to 1948.
- 63 total births
- 1915–1948 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Merdith's 63 recorded births place it above 55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merdith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merdith's SSA record in two at 1927 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merdith popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1948
- Peak year (1927)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Merdith popularity over time - girls
62 total births recorded since 1917 (Merdith as girls' name)
Merdith by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Merdith's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Merdith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
31 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 31 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Merdith's decade-level peak was the 1920s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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, 1915–1948 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Merdith: Baby Name Since 1915 - 63 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/merdith. 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 Merdith 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.