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Meredith

Girl

Meaning of Meredith: Welsh: 'great lord'

Meredith is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 468th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 638th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#468

656 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#638

61 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

82,044

First recorded 1883 · peak 1980

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 2,071 babies1982: 1,979 babies1983: 1,958 babies1984: 1,954 babies1985: 1,976 babies1986: 1,949 babies1987: 1,833 babies1988: 1,870 babies1989: 1,715 babies1990: 1,563 babies19901991: 1,509 babies1992: 1,474 babies1993: 1,257 babies1994: 1,237 babies1995: 1,251 babies1996: 1,182 babies1997: 1,114 babies1998: 1,116 babies1999: 1,140 babies2000: 1,092 babies20002001: 957 babies2002: 833 babies2003: 840 babies2004: 961 babies2005: 853 babies2006: 1,064 babies2007: 952 babies2008: 717 babies2009: 635 babies2010: 486 babies20102011: 482 babies2012: 423 babies2013: 433 babies2014: 477 babies2015: 510 babies2016: 588 babies2017: 628 babies2018: 598 babies2019: 527 babies2020: 499 babies20202021: 534 babies2022: 557 babies2023: 595 babies2024: 623 babies2025: 656 babies
US babies named Meredith per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,071.

Gender split

5% boys · 95% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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