Meadow

Meadow: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “grassy field”
Origin: English
Say it: MED-oh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Meadow is an English word name taken directly from the landscape term. It belongs to the modern tradition of nature names used as given names.

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How popular is Meadow?

2024284 per million US babies

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Babies named Meadow in 2024946

2024 rank#325 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188011,267

Meadow is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Meadow

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Meadow questions

What does the name Meadow mean?

Meadow means "grassy field". It comes from English. Meadow is an English word name taken directly from the landscape term. It belongs to the modern tradition of nature names used as given names.

Is Meadow a boy or girl name?

Meadow is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Meadow?

946 US babies were named Meadow in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Meadow?

Meadow is usually pronounced MED-oh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.