Is Meridith a boy or girl name?
Meridith was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 2,684 US babies named Meridith were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Meridith since 1917
- 2,684
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 104 babies
Boys and girls named Meridith, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 1940s | 5 | 111 | 95.7% |
| 1950s | 5 | 144 | 96.6% |
| 1960s | 0 | 227 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 888 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 655 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 357 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 188 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,668 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,336 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,872 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,768 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,628 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,662 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,076 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,327 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,933 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,747 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,892 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,395 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,115 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,174 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,698 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,048 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,306 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,787 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,255 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,410 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,708 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,327 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,407 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,944 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,864 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,713 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,073 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,220 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,354 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,980 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,039 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,140 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,062 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,673 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,576 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,453 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,585 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,358 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,277 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,303 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,438 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,248 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,494 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,174 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,222 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,178 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,128 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,339 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,602 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,596 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,152 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,116 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,891 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,798 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,957 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,252 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,654 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,663 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,523 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,865 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,250 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,627 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,609 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,668 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,048 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,640 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,070 | 11 | #3,419 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,315 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,066 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,786 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,260 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,843 | 16 | #2,452 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,697 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,589 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,931 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,635 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,854 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,196 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,671 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,865 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,043 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,152 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,374 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Meridith reached #3,843 in 1946. As a girl name, it reached #1,128 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Meridith
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.