Meridian Popularity by Year
Follow Meridian across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Meridian birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 9 | #10,107 | Down 551 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 10 | #9,556 | Down 1,916 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 14 | #7,640 | Up 2,040 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 10 | #9,680 | Down 702 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 11 | #8,978 | Down 1,419 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 14 | #7,559 | Up 579 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 13 | #8,138 | Down 1,346 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 17 | #6,792 | Up 16 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 17 | #6,808 | Up 4,973 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 8 | #11,781 | Down 2,850 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 12 | #8,931 | Up 4,138 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 7 | #13,069 | Down 2,069 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 9 | #11,000 | Down 1,289 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 11 | #9,711 | Up 3,636 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 7 | #13,347 | Down 6,130 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 17 | #7,217 | Up 2,162 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 12 | #9,379 | Down 2,820 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 20 | #6,559 | Up 835 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 17 | #7,394 | Up 3,217 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 10 | #10,611 | Down 483 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 10 | #10,128 | Up 2,633 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 7 | #12,761 | Down 2,336 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 9 | #10,425 | Down 2,609 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 13 | #7,816 | Up 2,286 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 9 | #10,102 | Down 3,894 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 17 | #6,208 | Up 276 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 15 | #6,484 | Up 235 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 14 | #6,719 | Down 1,491 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 19 | #5,228 | Up 836 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 15 | #6,064 | Up 1,450 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 11 | #7,514 | Up 4,264 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 6 | #11,778 | Down 3,044 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 9 | #8,734 | — |