Girls' name · since 1979
Meah
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 1,628 babies named Meah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,628
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meah is the #7244 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,628 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Meah recorded 1,628 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #7244 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #5,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,244 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,628 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meah ranks #5,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,244 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,628 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,628
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meah's 1,628 recorded births place it above 92.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Meah compares
1,628 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
Meah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,628 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 122 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 122, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Meah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (749 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Meah's strongest decade.
749 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Meah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
749 births
- 2010s
2010s
640 births
- 2020s 104
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 749 births (46% of all-time use).
How Meah 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 Meah's total volume
Meah by state
Where Meah concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 134 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 91 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 41 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 40 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New York | | 16 | 1.0% |
134 of 1,628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Meah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Meah's data
- Meah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (749 total births); usage has since declined to 104 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meahs (134 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Meah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Meah 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.