Meredeth — girls' name
103 babies named Meredeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
103 girls have been named Meredeth since 1950, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1990.
- 103
- total births
- 1950–1990
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
48% of everyone ever named Meredeth was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Meredeth in 1982 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Meredeth
The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Meredeth between 1950 and 1990, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meredeth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Meredeth performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Meredeth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Meredeth 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 103 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.
Meredeth at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Meredeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1950
- Peak year (1982)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1990.
103 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 14 births in a single year.
Meredeth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 49 births that decade — 48% of Meredeth's all-time total
Meredeth decade highlights
- Peak decade 49 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Meredeth's strongest decade
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
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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, 1950–1990 (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.