Merdith

Boy · recorded 1915–1948

  • 1948last recorded
  • 1927best year

Most popular in 1927.

Last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Merdith.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Merdith, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19156
19216
19225
19235
19255
19277
19335
19365
19386
19395
19483

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Merdith isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1948
5
Rank in 1948
#3,668
How rare
1 in 350,923 boys
Since 1915
63

Merdith was last recorded in 1948. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1927, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Merdith doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.