Girls' name · since 1992
Meridian
399 babies named Meridian in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,395 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 399
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meridian currently ranks #10395 among girls' names in America, with 399 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Meridian recorded 399 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #10395 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #13,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,395 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 399 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meridian ranks #13,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,395 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 399 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,395 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 399
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meridian's 399 recorded births place it above 81.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Meridian compares
399 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meridian's all-time total is 6% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meridian | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 399 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meridian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meridian's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meridian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Meridian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (124 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Meridian's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Meridian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 124 births (31% of all-time use).
Meridian by state
Where Meridian concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 399 births nationwide.
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What to do with Meridian's data
- Meridian's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (68) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Meridians (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Meridian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Meridian 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.