Meadow
Meaning
meadow, grassland
The story
Meadow is the field itself: the flower names get the bouquet, and Meadow brings the whole acre, grass and clover and whatever chose to grow. The record shows almost nothing for a century, then a twentyfold turn: about 140 in the 1990s, 3,000 in the 2000s, the decade a famous television daughter carried it through living rooms, then 4,000 in the 2010s, and already 5,000 so far this decade, past the full 2010s with years to run. The record shows the timing, and timing is all a record can show. It goes to girls almost without exception: about 12,300 to twelve. A meadow is what land does when nobody makes it perform, which may be the quietest wish a name can carry: room, sun, and no schedule. The certificate says pastoral; the child gets the open gate.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Meadow peaked in the 2020s.
When you meet Meadow
Most people given the name Meadow in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Meadow deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Meadow truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Meadow fits with your family’s names and surname.
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