Total births
143
Unisex name · since 2013
Meba
143 babies named Meba in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5862
- among boys today
- 143
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Meba is the #5862 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 143 recorded since 2013.
Meba has 143 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5862 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #5862 among boys today
- 143 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 59% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Meba is currently the #5862 unisex name in America, more common than 59% of boys - 143 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5862
- among boys today
- 143
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other boys
Meba vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5862
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 59% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Meba was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
16 babies were named Meba in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Meba compares
143 32th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Meba's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meba | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 143 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 23 | 22,252 |
Meba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meba splits its recorded history at 2019: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meba at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#5,862
Active since
2013
Meba popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Meba popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 2015 (Meba as girls' name)
Meba by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Meba's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Meba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 75 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Meba? ▼
Since 2013, Social Security records show 143 babies named Meba. Today it holds rank #5862 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 16 births.
When was Meba most popular? ▼
Meba was most popular in the 2020s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Meba a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Meba is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 143 births, and as a girl's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Meba been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Meba since 2013 -- 13 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Meba: #5862 Unisex Name - 143 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meba. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Meba 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 June 2026.