Meredith
Girl name
Meredith meaning
great lord
Meredith at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #490 in 2024
Meredith popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 |
| 1910 | #877 | 24 |
| 1920 | #836 | 75 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 |
| 1940 | #523 | 172 |
| 1950 | #467 | 304 |
| 1960 | #642 | 247 |
| 1970 | #234 | 1,352 |
| 1980 | #140 | 2,071 |
| 1990 | #190 | 1,556 |
| 2000 | #292 | 1,092 |
| 2010 | #604 | 486 |
| 2020 | #585 | 499 |
| 2024 | #490 | 621 |
All 125 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 |
| 1910 | #877 | 24 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 |
| 1913 | #852 | 38 |
| 1914 | #932 | 40 |
| 1915 | #944 | 49 |
| 1916 | #831 | 66 |
| 1917 | #866 | 63 |
| 1918 | #788 | 82 |
| 1919 | #858 | 66 |
| 1920 | #836 | 75 |
| 1921 | #736 | 99 |
| 1922 | #754 | 94 |
| 1923 | #811 | 81 |
| 1924 | #822 | 82 |
| 1925 | #773 | 91 |
| 1926 | #796 | 83 |
| 1927 | #739 | 93 |
| 1928 | #724 | 95 |
| 1929 | #704 | 99 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 |
| 1931 | #797 | 72 |
| 1932 | #719 | 88 |
| 1933 | #703 | 85 |
| 1934 | #572 | 127 |
| 1935 | #563 | 129 |
| 1936 | #507 | 165 |
| 1937 | #540 | 152 |
| 1938 | #476 | 194 |
| 1939 | #479 | 194 |
| 1940 | #523 | 172 |
| 1941 | #456 | 231 |
| 1942 | #443 | 272 |
| 1943 | #405 | 327 |
| 1944 | #390 | 328 |
| 1945 | #404 | 309 |
| 1946 | #422 | 332 |
| 1947 | #441 | 346 |
| 1948 | #468 | 294 |
| 1949 | #473 | 290 |
| 1950 | #467 | 304 |
| 1951 | #441 | 359 |
| 1952 | #475 | 315 |
| 1953 | #470 | 329 |
| 1954 | #528 | 282 |
| 1955 | #530 | 300 |
| 1956 | #550 | 288 |
| 1957 | #639 | 236 |
| 1958 | #670 | 217 |
| 1959 | #616 | 259 |
| 1960 | #642 | 247 |
| 1961 | #637 | 255 |
| 1962 | #623 | 261 |
| 1963 | #751 | 188 |
| 1964 | #567 | 301 |
| 1965 | #510 | 345 |
| 1966 | #508 | 347 |
| 1967 | #502 | 355 |
| 1968 | #403 | 536 |
| 1969 | #266 | 1,092 |
| 1970 | #234 | 1,352 |
| 1971 | #197 | 1,507 |
| 1972 | #197 | 1,434 |
| 1973 | #178 | 1,523 |
| 1974 | #175 | 1,519 |
| 1975 | #181 | 1,428 |
| 1976 | #172 | 1,468 |
| 1977 | #153 | 1,766 |
| 1978 | #146 | 1,880 |
| 1979 | #143 | 1,962 |
| 1980 | #140 | 2,071 |
| 1981 | #140 | 2,047 |
| 1982 | #150 | 1,954 |
| 1983 | #148 | 1,941 |
| 1984 | #148 | 1,937 |
| 1985 | #149 | 1,959 |
| 1986 | #150 | 1,927 |
| 1987 | #148 | 1,815 |
| 1988 | #152 | 1,855 |
| 1989 | #168 | 1,698 |
| 1990 | #190 | 1,556 |
| 1991 | #199 | 1,494 |
| 1992 | #199 | 1,463 |
| 1993 | #223 | 1,252 |
| 1994 | #230 | 1,230 |
| 1995 | #226 | 1,244 |
| 1996 | #237 | 1,181 |
| 1997 | #262 | 1,107 |
| 1998 | #280 | 1,111 |
| 1999 | #275 | 1,140 |
| 2000 | #292 | 1,092 |
| 2001 | #324 | 957 |
| 2002 | #356 | 833 |
| 2003 | #363 | 840 |
| 2004 | #335 | 953 |
| 2005 | #366 | 853 |
| 2006 | #312 | 1,064 |
| 2007 | #346 | 952 |
| 2008 | #445 | 710 |
| 2009 | #484 | 635 |
| 2010 | #604 | 486 |
| 2011 | #601 | 477 |
| 2012 | #669 | 423 |
| 2013 | #658 | 433 |
| 2014 | #610 | 476 |
| 2015 | #589 | 510 |
| 2016 | #528 | 588 |
| 2017 | #499 | 628 |
| 2018 | #523 | 598 |
| 2019 | #579 | 527 |
| 2020 | #585 | 499 |
| 2021 | #570 | 533 |
| 2022 | #549 | 557 |
| 2023 | #509 | 595 |
| 2024 | #490 | 621 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Meredith” (revision 92416803), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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