First Name MERIDITH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERIDITH is ranked as the 4488th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,897.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.91 people named MERIDITH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 78% 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 MERIDITH is 2,521.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERIDITH is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.

First Names MERIDITH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,897 +/-6.6%
  • National Rank 4,488
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,521
  • National Rank 4,864
  • Percentile Rank 94.74%
  • Proportion/100k 0.79

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERIDITH is 79.9% White, 3.8% Hispanic origin, 12.8% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% 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 MERIDITH have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERIDITH 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 MERIDITH

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.9% 63.9% 16.0%
Hispanic origin 3.8% 16.3% -12.5%
Black 12.8% 12.3% 0.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERIDITH is Texas where 295 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERIDITH, as 3.06 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, 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 6 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Arkansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 40 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERIDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 99 0.77 91.1% Indiana 49 0.75 87.2% Iowa 37 1.2 88.9% Kansas 35 1.21 80.5% Michigan 67 0.68 93.6% Minnesota 41 0.76 90.2% Missouri 20 0.67 76.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 38 0.33 84.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 28 0.49 87.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERIDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 99 0.77 91.1%
Indiana 49 0.75 87.2%
Iowa 37 1.2 88.9%
Kansas 35 1.21 80.5%
Michigan 67 0.68 93.6%
Minnesota 41 0.76 90.2%
Missouri 20 0.67 76.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 38 0.33 84.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 28 0.49 87.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MERIDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 68 1.01 85.8% California 275 0.71 95.2% Colorado 47 0.88 84.4% Hawaii 12 0.85 64.8% Idaho 16 0.96 63.6% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 38.4% New Mexico 20 0.94 65.2% Oregon 22 0.55 73.2% Utah 17 0.56 64.9% Washington 134 1.9 94.4% Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MERIDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 68 1.01 85.8%
California 275 0.71 95.2%
Colorado 47 0.88 84.4%
Hawaii 12 0.85 64.8%
Idaho 16 0.96 63.6%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 38.4%
New Mexico 20 0.94 65.2%
Oregon 22 0.55 73.2%
Utah 17 0.56 64.9%
Washington 134 1.9 94.4%
Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERIDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6% Maine 41 3.06 78.4% Massachusetts 182 2.7 92.6% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.3% New Jersey 94 1.05 89.0% New York 176 0.89 95.0% Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.0% Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.6% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERIDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 60 1.68 87.6%
Maine 41 3.06 78.4%
Massachusetts 182 2.7 92.6%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.3%
New Jersey 94 1.05 89.0%
New York 176 0.89 95.0%
Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.0%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 37.6%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERIDITH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 52 1.07 88.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 38.8% Delaware 7 0.76 68.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.9% Florida 203 1.02 96.2% Georgia 70 0.69 90.1% Kentucky 26 0.59 78.7% Louisiana 47 1.01 85.6% Maryland 46 0.77 87.9% Mississippi 20 0.67 76.0% North Carolina 134 1.35 95.2% Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.1% South Carolina 80 1.66 90.2% Tennessee 62 0.95 90.0% Texas 295 1.1 96.4% Virginia 105 1.26 92.0% West Virginia 18 0.98 65.8%

South States
State stats for the first name MERIDITH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 52 1.07 88.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 38.8%
Delaware 7 0.76 68.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 36.9%
Florida 203 1.02 96.2%
Georgia 70 0.69 90.1%
Kentucky 26 0.59 78.7%
Louisiana 47 1.01 85.6%
Maryland 46 0.77 87.9%
Mississippi 20 0.67 76.0%
North Carolina 134 1.35 95.2%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 83.1%
South Carolina 80 1.66 90.2%
Tennessee 62 0.95 90.0%
Texas 295 1.1 96.4%
Virginia 105 1.26 92.0%
West Virginia 18 0.98 65.8%
 

Full Names with MERIDITH as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MERIDITH Miller. 1.44% of all the people named MERIDITH have this family name.

There are 534 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERIDITH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERIDITH Miller 1.44%
2 MERIDITH Jones 1.12%
3 MERIDITH Johnson 0.96%
4 MERIDITH Clark 0.80%
5 MERIDITH Moore 0.64%
6 MERIDITH Smith 0.64%
7 MERIDITH Brown 0.48%
8 MERIDITH Ford 0.48%
9 MERIDITH Gray 0.48%
10 MERIDITH Hall 0.48%
11 MERIDITH Lee 0.48%
12 MERIDITH Roberts 0.48%
13 MERIDITH Robinson 0.48%
14 MERIDITH White 0.48%
15 MERIDITH Williams 0.48%
16 MERIDITH Armstrong 0.32%
17 MERIDITH Barber 0.32%
18 MERIDITH Blake 0.32%
19 MERIDITH Cole 0.32%
20 MERIDITH Copeland 0.32%

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