Meredith is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “great lord.” In 2024 it was given to 621 girls in the United States.
Meredith belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “great lord” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Meredith first appears in Social Security records in 1895. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #140 in 1980, and in 2024 621 babies received the name — 77,125 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Meredith means “great lord” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Meredith is a girl name. In 2024, 621 babies received the name in the US.
Meredith comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Meredith first appears in US records in 1895. Its best-ever ranking was #140 in 1980, and 621 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meredith is pronounced /məˈɹɛdɪθ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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