Fun Facts About the Name Mead
- 118 babies named Mead: U.S. records list 118 babies given the name Mead from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mead Mean?
Mead is an English name meaning 'meadow,' from the Old English word mǣd. The term referred directly to a meadow, so the name's literal sense is the landscape word itself rather than a symbolic or personal characteristic.
Mead Name History & Origins
The Old English word mǣd meant 'meadow'; its Middle English form was mede. In medieval England, bynames taken from landscape features became hereditary surnames, and Mead belongs to that group: it identified a person who lived at or near a meadow. The variant Meade comes from the same source. As a first name, Mead is a transferred use of the surname rather than a traditional given name. The surname is not related to the drink mead, which derives from Old English medu.
How Popular is the Name Mead?
Mead has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1918. Its best rank was #3,406 in 1936.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #13,909 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1993 | #9,666 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,973 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #5,605 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,247 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,894 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,436 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1952 | #3,604 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #4,043 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,620 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,622 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,895 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1936 | #3,406 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,983 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,865 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,040 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,662 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #3,724 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #4,022 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,594 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #4,188 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mead Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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