US rank #5906 Girls' name Peak 2019 387 births

Meelah — #5906 US girls' name

387 babies named Meelah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s2382020s126
#5906
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Meelah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

34 babies were named Meelah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 387 babies named Meelah between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meelah currently holds the #5906 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meelah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meelah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Meelah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meelah 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 387 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.

Meelah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

387

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2019

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,906

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meelah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
34
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220092006 5

Meelah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
238 births that decade — 61% of Meelah's all-time total
2000s232010s2382020s126

Meelah by state

Where Meelah concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Meelah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.6%
#2 California
5 1.3%
Texas share of Meelah's total US births 2.6%
Even split

10 of 387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meelah?
387 babies have been named Meelah since 2006. It currently ranks #5906 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 34 births.
When was Meelah most popular?
Meelah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Meelah most popular?
The top states for the name Meelah are Texas (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Meelah been used?
Meelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meelah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meera, Meena, Meegan, Meela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.