Meredith

“Great lord” — Welsh origin

Girl's name · #469 in the US (2025) · 80s

Meredith's best rank, #140, came in 1980; it has settled back to #469 today. Roughly 78,000 girls have been named Meredith since 1895. Merry is a short form of Meredith.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,800 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Merediths

Meredith Baxter — American actress and producer (born 1947)
Meredith Monk — American musician (born 1942)
Meredith Brooks — American singer, songwriter, musician and producer
Meredith Monroe — American actress (born 1968)
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum — equestrian

In stories & tradition

Meredith Grey — Grey's Anatomy · Station 19
Meredith (Martha Masters) — House M.D.
Meredith Gordon — Heroes

What Merediths become

Among 312 notable people named Meredith:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Meredith Jung-En Woo, American political scientist.

Similar names: Kara · Mercedes · Casey · Bridget · Melissa · Cameron

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