Total births
23
Girls' name · since 2009
Meriwether
Meriwether has 23 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 2009–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
23 girls have been named Meriwether since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meriwether has been recorded 23 times among girls since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2017.
- 23 total births
- 2009–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Meriwether since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 23
- total births
- 2009–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Meriwether was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
7 babies were named Meriwether in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Meriwether's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meriwether's full recorded timeline at 2016, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meriwether at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Meriwether popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Meriwether by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Meriwether's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Meriwether births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Meriwether? ▼
23 babies have been named Meriwether since 2009. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Meriwether most popular? ▼
Meriwether was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Meriwether been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Meriwether since 2009 -- 9 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Meriwether? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Meriwether
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Meriwether: Baby Name Since 2009 - 23 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meriwether. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Meriwether 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 July 2026.