How Many People Are Named Meriwether?
people named Meriwether are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,860,211 people in the US has this name
Based on 23 babies named Meriwether in Social Security records from 2009 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
7 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Meriwether in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Meriwether alive today is about 11 years old, and 100% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Meriwether first appears in the records in 2009 and was given most often in 2017, to 7 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 2009 to 2017
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