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Meredith

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Meredith: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #491 to #1442.200020052010201520202025#491#1442
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#753
1997#565
1998#846
1999#721
2000#804
2001#871
2002#1442
2003#844
2004#1072
2005#1295
2006#678
2007#623
2008#650
2009#638
2010#613
2011#645
2012#701
2013#663
2014#535
2015#607
2016#630
2017#491
2018#523
2019#537
2020#571
2021#517
2022#550
2023#671
2024#638
2025#763

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #638 among girls in England and Wales, #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #753 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2016–2020

    Highest recorded position: #333 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2016–2020).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #333 in Northern Ireland in 2020.

Meredith's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#76348HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#63861HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#67154HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#55071HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#51779HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#57169HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#53775HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#52381HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#49189HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#63067HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#60769HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#53579HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#66360HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#70159HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#64562HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#61363HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#63858HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#65057HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#62356HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#67846HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#129518HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#107222HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#84431HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#144213HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#87126HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#80428HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#72132HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#84626HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#56546HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#75330HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#3334HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3534HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Meredith is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Meredith, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2017Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: highest position in 2020Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#491 in 2017
Northern Ireland2016–20204#333 in 2020
Republic of Ireland20241#898 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Meredith

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #333 in Northern Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.