Recorded 1880–2018 Girls' name Peak 1915 1,882 births

Meda — girls' name

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.

1880s1781890s2351900s2081910s3431920s3201930s1921940s1431950s1231960s671970s341980s62000s172010s16
1910s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Meda was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

55 babies were named Meda in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,882 babies named Meda between 1880 and 2018, spanning 139 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 343 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Meda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Meda in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,882 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meda at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,882

Since 1880

139 years of records

Peak year

1915

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1880

Recorded for 139 years

Last year on file: 2018

Meda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1880

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1915)
55
Annual births at peak — across 139 years of records
0204060 201819681953194019271914190118881880 19

Meda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
343 births that decade — 18% of Meda's all-time total
1880s1781890s2351900s2081910s3431920s3201930s1921940s1431950s1231960s671970s341980s62000s172010s16

Meda by state

Where Meda concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Meda
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%
Pennsylvania share of Meda's total US births 2.2%
Even split

41 of 1,882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meda?
1,882 babies have been named Meda since 1880. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1915 with 55 births.
When was Meda most popular?
Meda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Meda most popular?
The top states for the name Meda are Pennsylvania (41 births), Texas (23 births), Arkansas (7 births).
How long has the name Meda been used?
Meda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 139 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Meda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Medina, Medha, Medora, Media, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.