First Name MEREDITH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MEREDITH is ranked as the 728th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 58,543.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 18.36 people named MEREDITH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 67% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MEREDITH is 68,915.
  • The SSA data also shows that MEREDITH is used as a girl's name 95% of the time.

First Names MEREDITH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 58,543 +/-1.5%
  • National Rank 728
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 18.4

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 68,915
  • National Rank 676
  • Percentile Rank 99.27%
  • Proportion/100k 21.61

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MEREDITH is 80.6% White, 3.6% Hispanic origin, 12.5% Black, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MEREDITH have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MEREDITH is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Welsh unisex given name
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MEREDITH

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 80.6% 63.9% 16.7%
Hispanic origin 3.6% 16.3% -12.7%
Black 12.5% 12.3% 0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.9% -3.7%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MEREDITH is Texas where 6,629 people have this name.
  • New Hampshire is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MEREDITH, as 43.66 in every 100,000 New Hampshirites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • New Hampshire is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Montana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MEREDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,385 10.75 98.2% Indiana 934 14.16 97.4% Iowa 520 16.74 97.2% Kansas 464 15.98 95.2% Michigan 1,437 14.5 99.0% Minnesota 771 14.13 98.1% Missouri 319 10.66 95.2% Nebraska 164 8.73 91.4% North Dakota 48 6.52 78.1% Ohio 1,399 12.07 98.1% South Dakota 44 5.18 76.8% Wisconsin 686 11.91 97.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MEREDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,385 10.75 98.2%
Indiana 934 14.16 97.4%
Iowa 520 16.74 97.2%
Kansas 464 15.98 95.2%
Michigan 1,437 14.5 99.0%
Minnesota 771 14.13 98.1%
Missouri 319 10.66 95.2%
Nebraska 164 8.73 91.4%
North Dakota 48 6.52 78.1%
Ohio 1,399 12.07 98.1%
South Dakota 44 5.18 76.8%
Wisconsin 686 11.91 97.8%
West State Statistics First-Names MEREDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 66.8% Arizona 753 11.19 96.4% California 5,626 14.5 99.3% Colorado 918 17.15 97.2% Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6% Idaho 172 10.51 90.9% Montana 31 3.07 75.4% Nevada 211 7.43 93.1% New Mexico 374 17.95 93.6% Oregon 621 15.64 96.5% Utah 373 12.66 94.3% Washington 1,245 17.64 98.5% Wyoming 56 9.58 80.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MEREDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 66.8%
Arizona 753 11.19 96.4%
California 5,626 14.5 99.3%
Colorado 918 17.15 97.2%
Hawaii 144 10.18 93.6%
Idaho 172 10.51 90.9%
Montana 31 3.07 75.4%
Nevada 211 7.43 93.1%
New Mexico 374 17.95 93.6%
Oregon 621 15.64 96.5%
Utah 373 12.66 94.3%
Washington 1,245 17.64 98.5%
Wyoming 56 9.58 80.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MEREDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,183 32.89 98.1% Maine 346 26.04 93.4% Massachusetts 1,934 28.67 98.3% New Hampshire 579 43.66 95.7% New Jersey 2,179 24.37 98.6% New York 3,985 20.18 99.3% Pennsylvania 1,784 13.95 98.5% Rhode Island 456 43.19 96.0% Vermont 176 28.15 93.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MEREDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,183 32.89 98.1%
Maine 346 26.04 93.4%
Massachusetts 1,934 28.67 98.3%
New Hampshire 579 43.66 95.7%
New Jersey 2,179 24.37 98.6%
New York 3,985 20.18 99.3%
Pennsylvania 1,784 13.95 98.5%
Rhode Island 456 43.19 96.0%
Vermont 176 28.15 93.7%
South State Statistics First-Names MEREDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 850 17.53 97.4% Arkansas 525 17.71 96.1% Delaware 135 14.45 95.5% Dist. of Columbia 153 23.21 95.0% Florida 3,622 18.21 99.3% Georgia 1,849 18.31 98.6% Kentucky 681 15.42 96.4% Louisiana 523 11.24 96.3% Maryland 1,086 18.18 98.4% Mississippi 319 10.66 95.2% North Carolina 4,299 43.23 99.3% Oklahoma 534 13.78 96.0% South Carolina 1,172 24.25 97.8% Tennessee 1,037 15.84 97.8% Texas 6,629 24.59 99.4% Virginia 1,794 21.54 98.6% West Virginia 273 14.74 91.9%

South States
State stats for the first name MEREDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 850 17.53 97.4%
Arkansas 525 17.71 96.1%
Delaware 135 14.45 95.5%
Dist. of Columbia 153 23.21 95.0%
Florida 3,622 18.21 99.3%
Georgia 1,849 18.31 98.6%
Kentucky 681 15.42 96.4%
Louisiana 523 11.24 96.3%
Maryland 1,086 18.18 98.4%
Mississippi 319 10.66 95.2%
North Carolina 4,299 43.23 99.3%
Oklahoma 534 13.78 96.0%
South Carolina 1,172 24.25 97.8%
Tennessee 1,037 15.84 97.8%
Texas 6,629 24.59 99.4%
Virginia 1,794 21.54 98.6%
West Virginia 273 14.74 91.9%
 

Full Names with MEREDITH as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MEREDITH as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MEREDITH.

The most popular full name is MEREDITH Smith. 1.13% of all the people named MEREDITH have this family name.

There are 6802 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MEREDITH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MEREDITH Smith 1.13%
2 MEREDITH Brown 0.63%
3 MEREDITH Jones 0.62%
4 MEREDITH Johnson 0.59%
5 MEREDITH Miller 0.57%
6 MEREDITH Williams 0.48%
7 MEREDITH Moore 0.44%
8 MEREDITH Wilson 0.39%
9 MEREDITH Anderson 0.38%
10 MEREDITH Davis 0.36%
11 MEREDITH Taylor 0.32%
12 MEREDITH Martin 0.31%
13 MEREDITH Walker 0.29%
14 MEREDITH Hall 0.29%
15 MEREDITH Lee 0.26%
16 MEREDITH Baker 0.25%
17 MEREDITH White 0.25%
18 MEREDITH Cook 0.24%
19 MEREDITH Thompson 0.24%
20 MEREDITH Thomas 0.23%

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