Meredith

“Great lord” — Welsh origin

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

Meredith has appeared in US records since 1895 — best rank #140 (1980) · 77,787 babies named Meredith all-time · 1 in 2,400 girls born in 2025.

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 310 notable people named Meredith:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Meredith Jung-En Woo, American political scientist.

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