Girl name Welsh origin Christian tradition

Meredith

MER-i-dith · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Great ruler, from Welsh Maredudd
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Welsh · unisex
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#492
2024 births621
Peak year1980
First appeared1895
Total US births77,125
1980 peak18951927196019922024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MerMerryEdith
Alternate spellings
MeridithMeredyth
In other languages
Meredudd (Welsh)

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