Meredith Name Popularity

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How popular is Meredith?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Meredith, ranked the 524th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Meredith has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #140 for the first time in 1980 and as recently as 1981.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1980 with 2,072 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Meredith was less than 5, most recently in 1901.

Meredith, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1906-1921, 1931-1936, 1939-1943, 1948-1951, 1962-1971, and 1974-1978, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1998-2002, and 2007-2010.

Sometimes the name Meredith has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Meredith's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Meredith for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Meredith?

Meredith's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Meredith still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Meredith (Girl)		Meredith (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		595	524	< 5	--
2017		627	498	< 5	--
2016		587	529	< 5	--
2015		509	590	< 5	--
2014		476	610	< 5	--
2013		432	659	< 5	--
2012		423	668	< 5	--
2011		477	602	5	13,639
2010		486	603	< 5	--
2009		635	484	< 5	--
2008		709	445	7	10,639
2007		952	346	< 5	--
2006		1,064	312	< 5	--
2005		852	367	< 5	--
2004		953	336	8	8,655
2003		840	363	< 5	--
2002		833	356	< 5	--
2001		957	323	< 5	--
2000		1,092	293	< 5	--
1999		1,140	275	< 5	--
1998		1,111	280	5	10,726
1997		1,107	262	6	8,899
1996		1,180	238	< 5	--
1995		1,244	226	7	7,525
1994		1,230	230	7	7,491
1993		1,250	223	5	9,669
1992		1,463	199	11	5,134
1991		1,495	199	15	3,951
1990		1,555	190	8	6,215
1989		1,700	168	17	3,401
1988		1,853	152	15	3,461
1987		1,815	148	18	2,910
1986		1,927	150	22	2,478
1985		1,959	149	17	2,905
1984		1,935	148	17	2,774
1983		1,941	148	17	2,752
1982		1,952	150	25	2,145
1981		2,047	140	24	2,178
1980		2,072	140	16	2,913
1979		1,963	143	26	2,029
1978		1,881	146	20	2,342
1977		1,766	154	22	2,183
1976		1,468	172	25	1,969
1975		1,428	181	33	1,585
1974		1,519	175	21	2,094
1973		1,522	178	21	2,014
1972		1,436	197	33	1,497
1971		1,507	198	33	1,511
1970		1,353	234	21	1,973
1969		1,092	266	27	1,592
1968		537	403	22	1,718
1967		355	502	32	1,357
1966		347	508	27	1,504
1965		345	511	33	1,353
1964		301	567	31	1,423
1963		188	752	24	1,645
1962		261	624	39	1,254
1961		255	637	32	1,422
1960		247	642	39	1,265
1959		259	618	31	1,431
1958		217	673	37	1,273
1957		236	640	40	1,239
1956		288	552	45	1,137
1955		300	532	35	1,289
1954		281	530	60	961
1953		329	472	67	880
1952		316	475	75	810
1951		359	441	64	878
1950		304	468	54	943
1949		290	475	58	909
1948		294	468	67	835
1947		346	442	93	714
1946		332	423	83	719
1945		309	404	59	815
1944		328	391	64	786
1943		327	405	81	718
1942		272	443	97	649
1941		231	457	104	582
1940		172	524	82	672
1939		194	481	53	840
1938		194	476	77	693
1937		152	541	53	841
1936		165	508	69	726
1935		129	563	64	774
1934		127	572	55	848
1933		85	708	50	882
1932		88	720	56	858
1931		72	803	69	748
1930		94	724	67	791
1929		99	706	64	810
1928		95	727	87	682
1927		93	743	77	746
1926		83	796	67	808
1925		91	778	83	713
1924		82	827	76	775
1923		81	818	71	789
1922		94	756	95	663
1921		99	736	101	638
1920		75	837	106	614
1919		66	865	77	728
1918		82	789	93	639
1917		63	872	74	710
1916		66	835	69	731
1915		49	953	87	618
1914		40	938	52	730
1913		38	862	43	703
1912		20	1,204	34	746
1911		16	1,155	16	850
1910		24	890	14	846
1909		16	1,040	17	669
1908		14	1,123	15	702
1907		13	1,121	10	912
1906		6	1,876	8	977
1905		10	1,277	9	892
1904		5	2,075	8	936
1903		8	1,404	6	1,089
1902		8	1,399	9	841
1901		< 5	--	8	828
1900		5	2,124	6	1,264
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	6	1,024
1896		< 5	--	5	1,212
1895		6	1,535	5	1,198
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	6	989
1892		< 5	--	6	1,036
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	5	999
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.