Girls' name · since 1947
Meridy
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Meridy, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #41,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1947
- 1940s
- peak decade
Meridy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1947.
Meridy has 28 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2013.
- #41,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1947
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meridy ranks #41,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1947, peaking in the 1940s.
- #41,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1947
- 1940s
- peak decade
Meridy's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meridy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meridy's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meridy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2013
- Peak year (1947)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Meridy by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (22 births, 79% of the file).
1940s was Meridy's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Meridy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
22 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 22 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Meridy's decade-level peak was the 1940s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- 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 Meridy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1947–2013 (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 Meridy 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.