boy's name

Meade

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 521

Meade is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2013 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Meade over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

120
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Meade by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 82
1920s 120
1930s 72
1940s 72
1950s 55
1960s 47
1970s 23
1980s 12
1990s 11
2000s 22
2010s (to 2013) 5

How popular is Meade?

In 2013, Meade was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Meade

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meade over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Meade

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meade — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Meade

How popular is the name Meade?

In 2013, Meade was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Meade a girl's or a boy's name?

Meade is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Meade?

Meade has 1 syllable.

When was Meade most popular?

Meade peaked in 1918, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.