Feminine dossier · first seen 1895

Meredith

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Meredith
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1980

Peak rank proxy

2,071

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1895Peak 19802024

Peak year

1980

Decline from peak

70%

2024

621

All-time

77,125

Meredith has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1980, when 2,071 girls were named Meredith.

In 2024, only 621 girls were given the name.

Down 70% from its peak.

All told, about 77,125 Americans have been named Meredith and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1895.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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