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Meadow

/ˈmɛdoʊ/ · 100% girls · #286 in the US for girls, 2025

Meadow has been given to about 12,355 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɛdoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,271
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meadow per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 1,078
  • Born in 20251,078
  • All time12,355
  • England & Wales, 2025#291 · 155

How popular is Meadow?

Meadow ranks 286th among American girls in 2025, with 1,078 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 1,078 babies were given the name, ranking 286th. The typical living American called Meadow is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.14% of births.

Names that sound like Meadow

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlow0.57
  2. Meagan0.47
  3. Meaghan0.46
  4. Harlow0.45

Middle names for Meadow

Ranked by flow score
  1. Meadow Anne0.81
  2. Meadow Eve0.80
  3. Meadow Elizabeth0.78
  4. Meadow Catherine0.78
  5. Meadow Grace0.77
  6. Meadow Jane0.77

Sibling names for Meadow

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santinobrother · 0.98
  2. Saigesister · 0.98
  3. Kalanieither · 0.98
  4. Julietasister · 0.98
  5. Eliannasister · 0.98
  6. Azariaheither · 0.98

Where Meadow is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Rhode Island0.14%
  2. West Virginia0.13%
  3. Maine0.11%
  4. Delaware0.10%
  5. Montana0.09%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Meadow Anderson0.77
  2. Meadow Reyes0.72
  3. Meadow Nguyen0.72
  4. Meadow Lee0.72
  5. Meadow Hill0.72
  6. Meadow Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Meadow

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Meadow across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.