US rank #5626 Girls' name Peak 2005 1,673 births

Mea — #5626 US girls' name

1,673 babies named Mea in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s411970s601980s831990s1272000s7222010s5422020s93
#5626
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Mea was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

112 babies were named Mea in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,673 babies named Mea between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mea currently holds the #5626 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 112 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 722 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Mea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Mea in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,673 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,673

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2005

112 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,626

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
112
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Mea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
722 births that decade — 43% of Mea's all-time total
1950s51960s411970s601980s831990s1272000s7222010s5422020s93

Mea by state

Where Mea concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
69 4.1%
#2 Texas
58 3.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
51 3.0%
#4 Ohio
38 2.3%
#5 Florida
33 2.0%
#6 Michigan
31 1.9%
#7 New York
25 1.5%
#8 Iowa
10 0.6%
California share of Mea's total US births 4.1%
Even split

69 of 1,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Mea appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mea?
1,673 babies have been named Mea since 1954. It currently ranks #5626 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 112 births.
When was Mea most popular?
Mea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 722 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Mea most popular?
The top states for the name Mea are California (69 births), Texas (58 births), Pennsylvania (51 births).
How long has the name Mea been used?
Mea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meagan, Meaghan, Meadow, Meah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1954–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.