Girl name
Meredith
Meredith holds the #469 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 656 newborn girls in a single year. Here's the interesting part: Meredith peaked in 1980, faded, and is now climbing again — a classic comeback pattern. Its strongest year on record was 1980 (#140 nationally, 2,071 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1895. The name's biggest fan base is in Alabama (#190 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#469
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#140
in 1980 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
656
girls named Meredith
Meredith popularity, 1880–2025
Where Meredith is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: West Virginia (#230), New Hampshire (#236), Alabama (#190)
Uniqueness score
39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Meredith in the most recent year of SSA data.