First Name MERIDETH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERIDETH is ranked as the 6157th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,778.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.56 people named MERIDETH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 49% 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 MERIDETH is 1,637.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERIDETH is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERIDETH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,778 +/-8.4%
  • National Rank 6,157
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,637
  • National Rank 6,439
  • Percentile Rank 93.04%
  • Proportion/100k 0.51

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERIDETH is 79.6% White, 4.8% Hispanic origin, 12.1% Black, 1.4% 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 MERIDETH have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.6% 63.9% 15.7%
Hispanic origin 4.8% 16.3% -11.5%
Black 12.1% 12.3% -0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
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 MERIDETH is Texas where 198 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERIDETH, as 2.3 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Maine 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 8 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Wisconsin (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 173 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERIDETH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 62 0.48 87.9% Indiana 33 0.5 83.5% Iowa 30 0.96 87.3% Kansas 21 0.73 73.3% Michigan 72 0.73 93.9% Minnesota 31 0.57 88.3% Missouri 33 1.11 82.6% Nebraska 13 0.7 64.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 60 0.52 88.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 13 0.22 79.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERIDETH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 62 0.48 87.9%
Indiana 33 0.5 83.5%
Iowa 30 0.96 87.3%
Kansas 21 0.73 73.3%
Michigan 72 0.73 93.9%
Minnesota 31 0.57 88.3%
Missouri 33 1.11 82.6%
Nebraska 13 0.7 64.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 60 0.52 88.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 13 0.22 79.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MERIDETH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 17 0.25 64.8% California 142 0.37 92.7% Colorado 34 0.63 80.5% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 16 0.96 63.5% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 75.2% New Mexico 10 0.47 38.2% Oregon 22 0.55 73.2% Utah 8 0.28 38.4% Washington 54 0.77 90.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MERIDETH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 17 0.25 64.8%
California 142 0.37 92.7%
Colorado 34 0.63 80.5%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 16 0.96 63.5%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 75.2%
New Mexico 10 0.47 38.2%
Oregon 22 0.55 73.2%
Utah 8 0.28 38.4%
Washington 54 0.77 90.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERIDETH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 76.9% Maine 31 2.3 74.6% Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.3% New Jersey 52 0.58 83.2% New York 74 0.38 91.3% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 36.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERIDETH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 76.9%
Maine 31 2.3 74.6%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.6%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.3%
New Jersey 52 0.58 83.2%
New York 74 0.38 91.3%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 36.2%
South State Statistics First-Names MERIDETH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 29 0.59 82.6% Arkansas 13 0.43 66.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.9% Florida 124 0.62 94.8% Georgia 63 0.63 89.4% Kentucky 71 1.62 88.4% Louisiana 27 0.58 79.6% Maryland 17 0.29 75.7% Mississippi 33 1.11 82.6% North Carolina 51 0.51 91.0% Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1% South Carolina 37 0.77 84.4% Tennessee 31 0.47 84.3% Texas 198 0.73 95.5% Virginia 33 0.39 82.3% West Virginia 9 0.49 40.6%

South States
State stats for the first name MERIDETH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 29 0.59 82.6%
Arkansas 13 0.43 66.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.9%
Florida 124 0.62 94.8%
Georgia 63 0.63 89.4%
Kentucky 71 1.62 88.4%
Louisiana 27 0.58 79.6%
Maryland 17 0.29 75.7%
Mississippi 33 1.11 82.6%
North Carolina 51 0.51 91.0%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1%
South Carolina 37 0.77 84.4%
Tennessee 31 0.47 84.3%
Texas 198 0.73 95.5%
Virginia 33 0.39 82.3%
West Virginia 9 0.49 40.6%
 

Full Names with MERIDETH as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERIDETH 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 MERIDETH.

The most popular full name is MERIDETH Smith. 1.57% of all the people named MERIDETH have this family name.

There are 354 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERIDETH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERIDETH Smith 1.57%
2 MERIDETH Brown 1.04%
3 MERIDETH Baker 0.78%
4 MERIDETH Ball 0.52%
5 MERIDETH Bird 0.52%
6 MERIDETH Brentari 0.52%
7 MERIDETH Davey 0.52%
8 MERIDETH Edwards 0.52%
9 MERIDETH Fike 0.52%
10 MERIDETH Frey 0.52%
11 MERIDETH Johnson 0.52%
12 MERIDETH Jones 0.52%
13 MERIDETH Lee 0.52%
14 MERIDETH Massengill 0.52%
15 MERIDETH Miller 0.52%
16 MERIDETH Mindham 0.52%
17 MERIDETH Parker 0.52%
18 MERIDETH Rucker 0.52%
19 MERIDETH Terry 0.52%
20 MERIDETH Thomas 0.52%

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