Girls' name · since 1954
Mea
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 1,690 babies named Mea, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,690
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mea currently ranks #6609 among girls' names in America, with 1,690 babies recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mea has been recorded 1,690 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #6609 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #5,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,609 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,690 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mea ranks #5,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,609 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,690 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,609 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,690
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mea's 1,690 recorded births place it above 92.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mea compares
1,690 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mea's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,690 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mea splits its recorded history at 1997: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 112 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Mea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (722 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Mea's strongest decade.
722 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Mea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
722 births
- 2010s
2010s
542 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 722 births (43% of all-time use).
How Mea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mea's total volume
Mea by state
Where Mea concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 58 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 51 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 38 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 33 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 31 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 10 | 0.6% |
69 of 1,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Mea appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mea's data
- Mea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (722 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meas (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.