Meade

Where Meade comes from

Two main origins: * A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname. * Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Meade
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Meade through the years
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,273 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1914
    Peak, #1,608
    15 babies named Meade, its best rank.
  3. 1916
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1993
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A male or female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.