Meredith

meh-RED-ith

Welsh

"great chief"

Meredith Origin and Meaning

The name Meredith is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "great chief".

Meredith has been considered primarily a girl's name since the fifties, before which it was more commonly used for boys. Comic actor Jay Mohr recently named his son Meredith, which might help it swing back into the blue column. The traditional Welsh pronunciation puts the stress on the middle syllable, making Red a cool nickname possibility.

Meredith Rank in US Top 1000

# 957 in the US

Meredith Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1145 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Meredith

• 1145 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Meredith

• Meredith Willson American composer/playwright
• Meredith Daniel Mohr (b. 2011) son of actor Jay Mohr
• Burgess Meredith American actor
• Wendell Meredith Stanley winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Canadian singer/songwriter

The name Meredith in Pop Culture

• Dr Meredith Rodney Mckay character on "Stargate Atlantis."
• Meredith Grey Main character from Grey’s Anatomy