Meredith

Given to 82,044 US babies since 1883

▲ Rising +19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#469
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
656
girls 656
Peak year
1980
2,071 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
82,044
since 1883

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Meredith was most popular in 1980, when 2,071 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 656 babies were named Meredith, ranking #469 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 19%.00.3750.751.1251.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1980 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Meredith was most popular in 1980, when 2,071 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 656 babies were named Meredith, ranking #469 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 19%.00.3750.751.1251.51880192019602000Peak 1980 (girls)

Meredith was most popular in 1980, when 2,071 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 656 babies were named Meredith, ranking #469 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 19%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 656 469 <5 —
2024 623 491 <5 —
2023 595 509 <5 —
2022 557 549 <5 —
2021 534 570 <5 —
2020 499 585 <5 —
2019 527 579 <5 —
2018 598 523 <5 —
2017 628 499 <5 —
2016 588 529 <5 —
2015 510 589 <5 —
2014 477 609 <5 —
2013 433 658 <5 —
2012 423 669 <5 —
2011 477 601 5 12287
2010 486 604 <5 —
2009 635 484 <5 —
2008 710 445 7 9871
2007 952 346 <5 —
2006 1,064 312 <5 —
2005 853 366 <5 —
2004 953 335 8 8143
2003 840 363 <5 —
2002 833 356 <5 —
2001 957 324 <5 —
2000 1,092 292 <5 —
1999 1,140 275 <5 —
1998 1,111 280 5 9631
1997 1,108 262 6 8110
1996 1,182 237 <5 —
1995 1,244 226 7 6992
1994 1,230 230 7 6968
1993 1,252 223 5 8700
1992 1,463 199 11 4872
1991 1,494 198 15 3813
1990 1,555 190 8 5823
1989 1,698 168 17 3325
1988 1,855 152 15 3350
1987 1,815 148 18 2838
1986 1,927 150 22 2429
1985 1,959 149 17 2828
1984 1,937 148 17 2706
1983 1,941 148 17 2676
1982 1,954 150 25 2111
1981 2,047 140 24 2138
1980 2,071 140 16 2831
1979 1,962 143 26 1991
1978 1,880 146 20 2279
1977 1,765 153 22 2131
1976 1,468 172 25 1932
1975 1,428 181 33 1559
1974 1,519 175 21 2050
1973 1,523 178 21 1982
1972 1,435 197 33 1473
1971 1,508 197 33 1494
1970 1,352 234 21 1939
1969 1,092 266 27 1570
1968 536 403 22 1695
1967 355 502 32 1340
1966 347 508 27 1484
1965 345 510 33 1335
1964 301 567 31 1408
1963 188 752 24 1628
1962 261 623 39 1242
1961 255 637 32 1406
1960 247 641 39 1252
1959 259 616 31 1416
1958 217 670 37 1265
1957 236 638 40 1234
1956 288 550 45 1129
1955 300 530 35 1273
1954 282 528 60 952
1953 329 470 67 878
1952 315 475 75 808
1951 359 441 64 874
1950 304 467 54 934
1949 290 473 58 905
1948 294 468 67 832
1947 346 441 93 711
1946 332 422 83 716
1945 309 404 59 809
1944 328 390 64 782
1943 327 405 81 714
1942 272 443 97 646
1941 231 456 104 579
1940 172 523 82 670
1939 194 479 53 836
1938 194 476 77 690
1937 152 540 53 835
1936 165 507 69 719
1935 129 563 64 771
1934 127 572 55 845
1933 85 703 50 875
1932 88 719 56 852
1931 72 797 69 742
1930 94 717 67 782
1929 99 704 64 806
1928 95 724 87 676
1927 93 739 77 745
1926 83 796 67 803
1925 91 773 83 710
1924 82 822 76 771
1923 81 811 71 786
1922 94 754 95 657
1921 99 736 101 637
1920 75 836 106 613
1919 66 858 77 720
1918 82 788 93 637
1917 63 866 74 706
1916 66 831 69 724
1915 49 944 87 616
1914 40 932 52 724
1913 38 852 43 696
1912 20 1178 34 735
1911 16 1113 16 824
1910 24 877 14 822
1909 16 1015 17 653
1908 14 1084 15 685
1907 13 1092 10 866
1906 6 1727 8 927
1905 10 1238 9 836
1904 5 1877 8 874
1903 8 1318 6 1009
1902 8 1320 9 794
1901 <5 — 8 779
1900 5 1932 6 1162
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — <5 —
1897 <5 — 6 942
1896 <5 — 5 1101
1895 6 1426 5 1079
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — 6 907
1892 <5 — 6 956
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
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1884 <5 — <5 —
1883 <5 — 5 892

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Other spellings

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Where Meredith is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 95% · boys 5% across all years