How Many People Are Named Merredith?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Merredith. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Merredith peaked in popularity in 1975 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merredith as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Merredith paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Merredith is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1975
9 births
Total Registered
50
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merredith
Merredith is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 50 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merredith as a female name
Ranked #11,633 in 1982
5 female births in 1982
Peak: 1975 (9 births)
Merredith: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merredith span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 21 babies were registered. Merredith remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Merredith by Decade
How has Merredith tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Merredith + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merredith as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Merredith
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Merredith: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merredith?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Merredith are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Merredith a common name?
Merredith is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 50 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merredith most popular?
Merredith reached peak popularity in 1975, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merredith is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merredith a female name?
Merredith is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merredith Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merredith Smith, Merredith Johnson, Merredith Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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