Girls' name · since 1915
Meredyth
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.
- #10,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meredyth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 605 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meredyth has been recorded 605 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #10,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 605 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meredyth ranks #10,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 605 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meredyth's 605 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meredyth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meredyth's full recorded timeline at 1979, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meredyth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1974)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Meredyth by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (108 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Meredyth's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Meredyth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 108 births (18% of all-time use).
How Meredyth compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Meredyth's total volume
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What to do with Meredyth's data
- Meredyth's decade-level peak was the 1970s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meredyth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Meredyth 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 August 2026.