Feminine dossier · first seen 1939

Meridith

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1971

Peak era

1971

Peak births

104

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Meridith

How many people are named Meridith?

An estimated 2,350 living Americans are named Meridith.

How rare is Meridith?

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

How old is the typical Meridith?

The median age of a living American named Meridith is approximately 46 years, with most bearers falling between 36 and 53 years old.

Is Meridith still popular?

Not especially. Meridith has been declining since its 1971 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Meridith most common?

Meridith has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.6× more often than the national baseline.

1939Peak 19712025

Peak year

1971

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,652

Meridith last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 2,652 American girls received the name.

Meridith peaked in 1971, when 104 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 2,652 Americans named Meridith since 1939.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1971

Living profile

2,455

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age46

Core range37–54

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

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

Geographic heartland

New York

1.6× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1970s 1.6×