Meridith
A girls’ name of Welsh origin, meaning great ruler; a variant of meredith.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Meridith by the numbers
Its American peak was 104 babies in 1971, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Meridith. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Meridith, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Meridith
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