Is Meade a boy or girl name?

Meade is a boy’s name. Of the 521 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.1% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Meade

Recorded 1913–2013 · United States

Meade was most popular in 1918, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,404 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 521 people named Meade.

Meade over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meade’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meade a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meade is a boy’s name — 1.1% of the 521 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org