Merdith
The Story of Merdith
As a girl name
Merdith first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 9 births, good for #3,244 nationwide. About 39% of every Merdith on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Merdith last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 62 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Merdith as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Merdith — #3,151 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Merdith on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Merdith last appeared in the published SSA data in 1948, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 63 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Merdith
Merdith is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Merdith's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #3,151. Use the chart and map above to compare Merdith's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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