Unisex name · since 1972
Meco
Meco has 43 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meco is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 43 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meco has been recorded 43 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1982.
- #36,743 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meco ranks #36,743 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meco's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meco's full recorded timeline at 1976, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meco popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1982
- Peak year (1972)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Meco popularity over time - boys
43 total births recorded since 1974 (Meco as boys' name)
Meco by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (37 births, 86% of the file).
1970s was Meco's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Meco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 37 births (86% of all-time use).
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- Meco's decade-level peak was the 1970s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Meco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1972–1982 (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 Meco 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.