Meredith

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Meredith is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 81,382 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 77,125 as girls and 4,257 as boys. Meredith gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1980 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	621
2023	595
2022	557
2021	533
2020	499
2019	527
2018	598
2017	628
2016	588
2015	510
2014	476
2013	433
2012	423
2011	482
2010	486
2009	635
2008	717
2007	952
2006	1,064
2005	853
2004	961
2003	840
2002	833
2001	957
2000	1,092
1999	1,140
1998	1,116
1997	1,113
1996	1,181
1995	1,251
1994	1,237
1993	1,257
1992	1,474
1991	1,509
1990	1,564
1989	1,715
1988	1,870
1987	1,833
1986	1,949
1985	1,976
1984	1,954
1983	1,958
1982	1,979
1981	2,071
1980	2,087
1979	1,988
1978	1,900
1977	1,788
1976	1,493
1975	1,461
1974	1,540
1973	1,544
1972	1,467
1971	1,540
1970	1,373
1969	1,119
1968	558
1967	387
1966	374
1965	378
1964	332
1963	212
1962	300
1961	287
1960	286
1959	290
1958	254
1957	276
1956	333
1955	335
1954	342
1953	396
1952	390
1951	423
1950	358
1949	348
1948	361
1947	439
1946	415
1945	368
1944	392
1943	408
1942	369
1941	335
1940	254
1939	247
1938	271
1937	205
1936	234
1935	193
1934	182
1933	135
1932	144
1931	141
1930	161
1929	163
1928	182
1927	170
1926	150
1925	174
1924	158
1923	152
1922	189
1921	200
1920	181
1919	143
1918	175
1917	137
1916	135
1915	136
1914	92
1913	81
1912	54
1911	32
1910	38
1909	33
1908	29
1907	23
1906	14
1905	19
1904	13
1903	14
1902	17
1901	8
1900	11
1897	6
1896	5
1895	11
1893	6
1892	6
1883	5