Girls' name · since 2005
Meela
Meela has 562 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,521 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meela is the #5521 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 562 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Meela recorded 562 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #5521 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #11,015 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,521 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 562 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meela ranks #11,015 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,521 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 562 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,015 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,521 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 562
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meela's 562 recorded births place it above 84.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Meela compares
562 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Meela's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meela's full recorded timeline at 2015, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Meela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (342 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Meela's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Meela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 67
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
342 births
- 2020s
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 342 births (61% of all-time use).
How Meela 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 Meela's total volume
Meela by state
Where Meela concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
11 of 562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Meela's data
- Meela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (342 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meelas (11 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Meela
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Meela 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.