Meredith

Muh-RED-ith (Wales); MEH-red-ith (US/England)

Welsh

"great ruler"

Meredith Origin and Meaning

The name Meredith is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "great ruler".

Meredith is a soft, gentle-sounding name with subtle Welsh roots. Although originally a boys’ name , Meredith is used mainly for girls now.

Meredith's highest point of popularity for girls in the U.S. was in the late seventies and into the eighties, when it ranked as high as Number 140.

Meredith, when said with the American and English pronunciation, offers the delightful "Merry/Merri" as a nickname. Be aware, however, that the correct Welsh pronunciation has the emphasis on the second syllable (muh-RED-ith), making "Reddy" a more suitable nickname.

Meredith Rank in US Top 1000

# 509 in the US

Meredith Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 426 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Meredith

• 509 US 2023
• 426 Nameberry 2025
• 274 Future 2028
• 674 England 2023
• 318 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Meredith

• Meredith Jane Monk American composer
• Meredith Stiehm American TV producer and writer
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• Meredith Ann Baxter American actress
• Meredith Ann Brooks American musician
• Meredith Monroe American actress
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• Meredith Baxter Birney American actress
• Meredith McGrath American tennis player
• Meredith Dawn Salenger American actress
• Meredith Frances Andrews American Christian singer
• Meredith Lynn MacRae American actress, daughter of actor Gordon MacRae
• Meredith Grace Duggar (b.2015) daughter of Josh and Anna Duggar of reality TV show 19 Kids and Counting
• Meredith Grace Mickelson American model
• Meredith Hope Eaton American actress

The name Meredith in Pop Culture

• Dr. Meredith Grey a main character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Meredith Grey Taylor Swift's cat
• Dr. Meredith Fell character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Meredith Sulez character in "The Vampire Diaries" book series
• Meredith Blake character in film "The Parent Trap"
• Meredith Morton main character in film "The Family Stone"
• Meredith Elizabeth Palmer character on TV's "The Office"
• Meredith Davies Tru's sister on TV's "Tru Calling"
• Meredith Sorenson character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Meredith King character on TV's "The Nine Lives of Chloe King"
• Meredith Vickers character in film "Prometheus"
• Meredith character in film "Bratz"
• Meredith Patterson character in comic strip "For Better or for Worse"
• Meredith "Merry" Baker Burchill character in "The distant hours" by Kate Morton
• Meredith Walker character on TV's "Teen Wolf"
• Meredith Serling character in 1996 film "Courage Under Fire"
• Meredith Blake character in "Five Little Pigs" by Agatha Christie
• Meredith "Merry" Gentry main character in the series by Laurell K. Hamilton
• Meredith Gordon character on TV's "Heroes"
• Meredith Stannard character in video game "Dragon Age 2"
• Meredith Baxter character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
• Meredith character in film "The Conversation"
• Meredith character in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
• Meredith character in "Monster Trucks"
• Meredith “Ered” Miller character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"