Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Meadow

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #286 Trend ↑ Rising 59%
Rank 2025
#286
among girls · ↑39 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,078
named Meadow · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,491
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,078 babies
All-time total
12,355
#1,465 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Meadow popularity over time

12,355 babies have been named Meadow since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 6 – 6 1 – #3,479
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 6 – 6 1 – #7,152
1970s 169 – 169 17 +2717% #2,856
1980s 74 – 74 7 -56% #3,797
1990s 138 – 138 14 +86% #3,357
2000s 3,025 – 3,025 303 +2092% #761
2010s 3,978 – 3,978 398 +32% #498
2020s (to 2025) 4,947 12 4,959 827 +108% #286

Where Meadow is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,166 0.73 #269
2027 1,247 0.78 #248
2028 1,320 0.82 #235
2029 1,386 0.86 #221
2030 1,444 0.90 #210

Where Meadow is most popular

Girls named Meadow per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.530 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Maine, and Idaho.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Meadow born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 45 1.72 +224%
Maine 23 1.49 +180%
Idaho 45 1.34 +154%
Connecticut 73 1.25 +137%
Rhode Island 15 1.20 +126%
Delaware 12 1.06 +100%
South Dakota 15 1.05 +98%
Oklahoma 77 1.05 +97%
Pennsylvania 231 0.977 +84%
Nevada 44 0.947 +79%
New Jersey 165 0.914 +72%
Iowa 53 0.907 +71%
Oregon 57 0.875 +65%
Missouri 103 0.855 +61%
Kentucky 73 0.854 +61%
Massachusetts 103 0.852 +61%
Montana 11 0.813 +53%
Utah 66 0.793 +50%
Ohio 184 0.776 +46%
Wisconsin 78 0.757 +43%
Maryland 80 0.755 +42%
Michigan 135 0.741 +40%
Arkansas 39 0.738 +39%
Indiana 101 0.719 +36%
Tennessee 110 0.694 +31%
Colorado 77 0.690 +30%
Washington 99 0.685 +29%
Minnesota 72 0.667 +26%
Kansas 38 0.659 +24%
New Mexico 16 0.658 +24%
New York 258 0.652 +23%
Nebraska 22 0.612 +15%
Illinois 139 0.607 +15%
North Carolina 138 0.606 +14%
New Hampshire 11 0.596 +12%
Alaska 5 0.581 +10%
Florida 237 0.554 ≈ national
Virginia 91 0.534 ≈ national
Alabama 49 0.522 ≈ national
Arizona 70 0.499 -6%
Louisiana 43 0.491 -7%
South Carolina 44 0.489 -8%
California 402 0.478 -10%
Georgia 101 0.445 -16%
Texas 316 0.393 -26%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -28%
Mississippi 11 0.235 -56%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Meadow

Meadow is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #286 in 2025 with 1,078 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 12,355 American babies have been named Meadow. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,078 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Meadow stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Meadow?

The median living Meadow is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 12 thousand people named Meadow are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Meadow year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,078 #286 – –
2024 953 #325 – –
2023 870 #351 6 #11,770
2022 776 #405 6 #11,803
2021 624 #499 – –
2020 646 #476 – –
2019 630 #498 – –
2018 608 #514 – –
2017 394 #725 – –
2016 426 #687 – –
2015 424 #673 – –
2014 374 #751 – –
2013 257 #979 – –
2012 267 #952 – –
2011 294 #890 – –
2010 304 #875 – –
2009 321 #867 – –
2008 325 #856 – –
2007 381 #765 – –
2006 342 #803 – –
2005 295 #856 – –
2004 339 #767 – –
2003 326 #761 – –
2002 269 #859 – –
2001 293 #806 – –
2000 134 #1,392 – –
1995 16 #5,859 – –
1990 5 #14,396 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 21 #3,797 – –
1975 26 #2,856 – –
1970 5 #8,828 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Meadow, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Meadow?

The median living Meadow is about 7 years old. Half of all living Meadows are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Meadow are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Meadow are alive in the United States, based on 12,355 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Meadow in 2025?

Meadow ranked #286 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,078 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Meadow?

12,355 babies have been named Meadow in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Meadow most popular?

Meadow peaked in 2025, when 1,078 newborns received the name.

Is Meadow a boy or girl name?

Meadow is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Meadow rising or falling?

Meadow is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Meadow become more popular?

Meadow is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,444 girls named Meadow in 2030, which would rank around #210. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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