Recorded 2009–2017 Girls' name Peak 2017 23 births

Meriwether — girls' name

23 babies named Meriwether in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Meriwether

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Meriwether between 2009 and 2017, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meriwether currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meriwether performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meriwether shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meriwether 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 23 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.

Meriwether at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

23

Since 2009

9 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2009

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2017

Meriwether popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2009

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2017201620152009 5

Meriwether by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 78% of Meriwether's all-time total
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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?
Meriwether has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 9 years of data through 2017.
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.

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, 2009–2017 (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.