Girls' name · since 1880
Meda
1,882 babies named Meda in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,882
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Meda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,882 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meda has been recorded 1,882 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2018.
- #4,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,882 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meda ranks #4,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,882 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,882
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Meda's 1,882 recorded births place it above 93.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Meda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meda splits its recorded history at 1930: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2018
- Peak year (1915)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Meda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (343 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Meda's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Meda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
178 births
- 1890s
1890s
235 births
- 1900s
1900s
208 births
- 1910s
1910s
343 births
- 1920s
1920s
320 births
- 1930s
1930s
192 births
- 1940s
1940s
143 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 343 births (18% of all-time use).
How Meda 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 Meda's total volume
Meda by state
Where Meda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 41 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
41 of 1,882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Meda's data
- Meda's decade-level peak was the 1910s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Medas (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Meda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1880–2018 (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 Meda 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.