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Meridian

/mɚˈɪdiən/ · 100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Meridian has been given to about 399 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɚˈɪdiən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 395
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Meridian per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2008 · 20
  • Born in 20259
  • All time399

How popular is Meridian?

Its best year was 2008, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 6736th. The typical living American called Meridian is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Meridian

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sheridan0.68
  2. Marian0.64
  3. Vivian0.59
  4. Kristian0.59
  5. Lilian0.59
  6. Lillian0.56
  7. Jillian0.56
  8. Megan0.55

Middle names for Meridian

Ranked by flow score
  1. Meridian Eve0.82
  2. Meridian Anne0.80
  3. Meridian Rose0.79
  4. Meridian Louise0.79
  5. Meridian June0.78
  6. Meridian Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Meridian

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Andiesister · 0.81
  2. Bridgerbrother · 0.79
  3. Keziahsister · 0.79
  4. Samirasister · 0.79
  5. Blazebrother · 0.79
  6. Tracebrother · 0.78

Where Meridian is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Meridian White0.74
    2. Meridian Reyes0.74
    3. Meridian Lee0.74
    4. Meridian Hill0.74
    5. Meridian Green0.74
    6. Meridian Brown0.74

    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 Meridian

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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