Mettie vs Meta

Side-by-side comparison of Mettie and Meta — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mettie

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Name B

Meta

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Metric Mettie Meta
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,031 6,211
Peak Year 1918 1892
Peak Year Births 30 127
Peak Decade 1890ss 1890ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mettie Meta
1880ss 129 650
1890ss 202 1,104
1900ss 165 774
1910ss 174 950
1920ss 180 756
1930ss 114 391
1940ss 67 333
1950ss — 451
1960ss — 323
1970ss — 164
1980ss — 109
1990ss — 53
2000ss — 78
2010ss — 60
2020ss — 15

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mettie Meta
2014 — 14
2016 — 10
2018 — 13
2019 — 6
2020 — 5
2021 — 10

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–1948.

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