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Meredith

Girl's name · #469 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Meredith's best rank, #140, came in 1980; it has settled back to #469 today. Roughly 78,000 girls have been named Meredith since 1895.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Meredith ranks in other countries and regions.

#120 in Ecuador (2025) · #207 in Mexico (2024) · #771 in England & Wales (2025) · #954 in Scotland (2025) · #770 in Canada (2024).

Famous Merediths

• Meredith Baxter — American actress and producer (born 1947)
• Meredith Monk — American musician (born 1942)
• Meredith Brooks — American singer, songwriter, musician and producer
• Meredith Monroe — American actress (born 1968)
• Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum — Equestrian

In stories & tradition

• Meredith Grey — Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
• Meredith Gordon^it — Heroes (TV series)

What Merediths become

Among 312 notable people named Meredith:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Meredith Jung-En Woo, American political scientist.

Similar names: Kara · Mercedes · Casey · Bridget · Melissa · Cameron

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