Meredyth — #15392 US girls' name
605 babies named Meredyth in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 13% of names given to girls today.
18% of everyone ever named Meredyth was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Meredyth in 1974 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Meredyth
The Social Security Administration has registered 605 babies named Meredyth between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meredyth currently holds the #15392 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Meredyth performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Meredyth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Meredyth 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 605 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.
Meredyth at a glance
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Current rank
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Meredyth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915
- Peak year (1974)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
Currently ranks #15392 among girls.
605 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1974 with 18 births in a single year.
Meredyth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 108 births that decade — 18% of Meredyth's all-time total
Meredyth decade highlights
- Peak decade 108 births
- Runner-up 108 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Meredyth's strongest decade
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 18% 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, 1915–2024 (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.