Girls' name · since 1973
Meara
Meara has 1,436 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,081 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,436
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,436 babies have been named Meara since 1973, making it today's #3081 girls' name.
Meara has 1,436 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3081 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,081 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,436 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meara ranks #5,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,081 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,436 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,081 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,436
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meara's 1,436 recorded births place it above 91.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Meara compares
1,436 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Meara's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,436 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meara splits its recorded history at 2001: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Meara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (540 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Meara's strongest decade.
540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Meara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 173
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s
2010s
540 births
- 2020s
2020s
219 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 540 births (38% of all-time use).
How Meara 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 Meara's total volume
Meara by state
Where Meara concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 6 | 0.4% |
48 of 1,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Meara appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Meara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (540 total births) through the 2020s (219) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mearas (48 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 Meara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Meara 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.