Meredith
#469 for girls in 2025, 656 births · Last seen for boys in 2011 at #12,287
Given to girls 94.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1980 · 2,071 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 77,787since 1895
Meredith over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #469 | 656 | — | |
| 2024 | #491 | 623 | — | |
| 2023 | #509 | 595 | — | |
| 2022 | #549 | 557 | — | |
| 2021 | #570 | 534 | — | |
| 2020 | #585 | 499 | — | |
| 2019 | #579 | 527 | — | |
| 2018 | #523 | 598 | — | |
| 2017 | #499 | 628 | — | |
| 2016 | #529 | 588 | — | |
| 2015 | #589 | 510 | — | |
| 2014 | #609 | 477 | — | |
| 2013 | #658 | 433 | — | |
| 2012 | #669 | 423 | — | |
| 2011 | #601 | 477 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #604 | 486 | — | |
| 2009 | #484 | 635 | — | |
| 2008 | #445 | 710 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #346 | 952 | — | |
| 2006 | #312 | 1,064 | — | |
| 2005 | #366 | 853 | — | |
| 2004 | #335 | 953 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #363 | 840 | — | |
| 2002 | #356 | 833 | — | |
| 2001 | #324 | 957 | — | |
| 2000 | #292 | 1,092 | — | |
| 1999 | #275 | 1,140 | — | |
| 1998 | #280 | 1,111 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #262 | 1,108 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #237 | 1,182 | — | |
| 1995 | #226 | 1,244 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #230 | 1,230 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #223 | 1,252 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #199 | 1,463 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #198 | 1,494 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #190 | 1,555 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #168 | 1,698 | #3,325 | 17 |
| 1988 | #152 | 1,855 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #148 | 1,815 | #2,838 | 18 |
| 1986 | #150 | 1,927 | #2,429 | 22 |
| 1985 | #149 | 1,959 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1984 | #148 | 1,937 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | #148 | 1,941 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1982 | #150 | 1,954 | #2,111 | 25 |
| 1981 | #140 | 2,047 | #2,138 | 24 |
| 1980 | #140 | 2,071 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1979 | #143 | 1,962 | #1,991 | 26 |
| 1978 | #146 | 1,880 | #2,279 | 20 |
| 1977 | #153 | 1,765 | #2,131 | 22 |
| 1976 | #172 | 1,468 | #1,932 | 25 |
| 1975 | #181 | 1,428 | #1,559 | 33 |
| 1974 | #175 | 1,519 | #2,050 | 21 |
| 1973 | #178 | 1,523 | #1,982 | 21 |
| 1972 | #197 | 1,435 | #1,473 | 33 |
| 1971 | #197 | 1,508 | #1,494 | 33 |
| 1970 | #234 | 1,352 | #1,939 | 21 |
| 1969 | #266 | 1,092 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #403 | 536 | #1,695 | 22 |
| 1967 | #502 | 355 | #1,340 | 32 |
| 1966 | #508 | 347 | #1,484 | 27 |
| 1965 | #510 | 345 | #1,335 | 33 |
| 1964 | #567 | 301 | #1,408 | 31 |
| 1963 | #752 | 188 | #1,628 | 24 |
| 1962 | #623 | 261 | #1,242 | 39 |
| 1961 | #637 | 255 | #1,406 | 32 |
| 1960 | #641 | 247 | #1,252 | 39 |
| 1959 | #616 | 259 | #1,416 | 31 |
| 1958 | #670 | 217 | #1,265 | 37 |
| 1957 | #638 | 236 | #1,234 | 40 |
| 1956 | #550 | 288 | #1,129 | 45 |
| 1955 | #530 | 300 | #1,273 | 35 |
| 1954 | #528 | 282 | #952 | 60 |
| 1953 | #470 | 329 | #878 | 67 |
| 1952 | #475 | 315 | #808 | 75 |
| 1951 | #441 | 359 | #874 | 64 |
| 1950 | #467 | 304 | #934 | 54 |
| 1949 | #473 | 290 | #905 | 58 |
| 1948 | #468 | 294 | #832 | 67 |
| 1947 | #441 | 346 | #711 | 93 |
| 1946 | #422 | 332 | #716 | 83 |
| 1945 | #404 | 309 | #809 | 59 |
| 1944 | #390 | 328 | #782 | 64 |
| 1943 | #405 | 327 | #714 | 81 |
| 1942 | #443 | 272 | #646 | 97 |
| 1941 | #456 | 231 | #579 | 104 |
| 1940 | #523 | 172 | #670 | 82 |
| 1939 | #479 | 194 | #836 | 53 |
| 1938 | #476 | 194 | #690 | 77 |
| 1937 | #540 | 152 | #835 | 53 |
| 1936 | #507 | 165 | #719 | 69 |
| 1935 | #563 | 129 | #771 | 64 |
| 1934 | #572 | 127 | #845 | 55 |
| 1933 | #703 | 85 | #875 | 50 |
| 1932 | #719 | 88 | #852 | 56 |
| 1931 | #797 | 72 | #742 | 69 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 | #782 | 67 |
| 1929 | #704 | 99 | #806 | 64 |
| 1928 | #724 | 95 | #676 | 87 |
| 1927 | #739 | 93 | #745 | 77 |
| 1926 | #796 | 83 | #803 | 67 |
| 1925 | #773 | 91 | #710 | 83 |
| 1924 | #822 | 82 | #771 | 76 |
| 1923 | #811 | 81 | #786 | 71 |
| 1922 | #754 | 94 | #657 | 95 |
| 1921 | #736 | 99 | #637 | 101 |
| 1920 | #836 | 75 | #613 | 106 |
| 1919 | #858 | 66 | #720 | 77 |
| 1918 | #788 | 82 | #637 | 93 |
| 1917 | #866 | 63 | #706 | 74 |
| 1916 | #831 | 66 | #724 | 69 |
| 1915 | #944 | 49 | #616 | 87 |
| 1914 | #932 | 40 | #724 | 52 |
| 1913 | #852 | 38 | #696 | 43 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | #735 | 34 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | #824 | 16 |
| 1910 | #877 | 24 | #822 | 14 |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | #653 | 17 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | #685 | 15 |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Meredith! It came in at #1,426, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1901, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Meredith is popular in 1926
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Massachusetts#255 · 1 in 3,155
- Minnesota#316 · 1 in 3,098
- California#489 · 1 in 5,162
- Pennsylvania#663 · 1 in 18,301
Best ever in a state: #49 in North Carolina, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #255 | 11 | 1 in 3,155 |
| Minnesota | #316 | 7 | 1 in 3,098 |
| California | #489 | 7 | 1 in 5,162 |
| Pennsylvania | #663 | 5 | 1 in 18,301 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Indiana | — | — | — |
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| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Meredith
- 22 spots since 2024 (#491 → #469)
- 116 spots since 2020 (#585 → #469)
- 120 spots since 2015 (#589 → #469)
- Biggest jump: 326 spots in 1913 (#1,178 → #852)
- Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1911 (#877 → #1,113)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1980 at #140 (2,071 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1913–2025
- Highest: 1 in 802 girls born in 1980 were named Meredith (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,450 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 24.7% of all girls named Meredith (19,204) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1922, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #1,426 (1895) | #1,426 |
| 1900s | 85 | #1,015 (1909) | #1,400 |
| 1910s | 464 | #788 (1918) | #924 |
| 1920s | 892 | #704 (1929) | #770 |
| 1930s | 1,300 | #476 (1938) | #607 |
| 1940s | 2,901 | #390 (1944) | #443 |
| 1950s | 2,889 | #441 (1951) | #539 |
| 1960s | 3,927 | #266 (1969) | #541 |
| 1970s | 15,840 | #143 (1979) | #178 |
| 1980s | 19,204 | #140 (1980) | #149 |
| 1990s | 12,779 | #190 (1990) | #232 |
| 2000s | 8,889 | #292 (2000) | #362 |
| 2010s | 5,147 | #499 (2017) | #586 |
| 2020s | 3,464 | #469 (2025) | #529 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Meredith in 1926
Top girls' names in 1926
Top boys' names in 1926
More about 1926
girls
1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 14,282 of them was named Meredith, which outranked 85.8% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #790Jack84
- #790Mandy84
- #790Zula84
- #796Meredith83
- #796Norene83
- #796Rosia83
- #796Velva83
- #800Audra82
- #800Benita82
- #800Caryl82
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
- ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
- ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
- ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
- ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 16,575 of them was named Meredith, which outranked 83.4% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #793Rowland68
- #793Webster68
- #793Williams68
- #803Meredith67
- #803Alejandro67
- #803Bertrand67
- #803Brady67
- #813Donnie66
- #813Donovan66
- #813Ivory66
Tied with 9 names at #803; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
- ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
- ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
- ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
- ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.