Feminine dossier · first seen 1916

Merideth

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1972

Peak era

1972

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Merideth

An estimated 1,532 living Americans are named Merideth.

Merideth fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Merideth is approximately 43 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 52 years old.

Not especially. Merideth has been declining since its 1972 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1916Peak 19722025

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,755

Merideth last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 1,755 American girls received the name.

Merideth peaked in 1972, when 61 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,755 Americans named Merideth since 1916.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1972

Living profile

1,605

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age44

Core range31–53

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.