Meredith
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning great ruler or magnificent ruler.
Babies a year
626
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#469
up from #492
UK popularity
#763
48 babies
How Meredith has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #590 |
| 2016 | #529 |
| 2017 | #499 |
| 2018 | #524 |
| 2019 | #580 |
| 2020 | #585 |
| 2021 | #570 |
| 2022 | #549 |
| 2023 | #509 |
| 2024 | #492 |
| 2025 | #469 |
In 2025, 48 babies in England and Wales were named Meredith. In the US, 626 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,071 in 1980.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Meredith was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.12% of American babies of that sex.
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