US rank #4046 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,540 births

Meena — #4046 US girls' name

1,540 babies named Meena in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s1151980s1491990s2302000s4192010s3922020s218
#4046
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Meena was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

54 babies were named Meena in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meena

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,540 babies named Meena between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meena currently holds the #4046 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 419 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Meena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 279 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Meena in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meena 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 1,540 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.

Meena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,540

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2008

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,046

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meena popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
54
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
0204060 202420162008200019921984197619671965 6

Meena popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 1987 (Meena as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 19921987 6

Meena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
419 births that decade — 27% of Meena's all-time total
1960s171970s1151980s1491990s2302000s4192010s3922020s218

Meena by state

Where Meena concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Meena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
279 18.1%
#2 New York
46 3.0%
#3 Texas
13 0.8%
#4 Virginia
11 0.7%
#5 Michigan
5 0.3%
California share of Meena's total US births 18.1%
Even split

279 of 1,540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meena?
1,540 babies have been named Meena since 1965. It currently ranks #4046 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 54 births.
When was Meena most popular?
Meena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 419 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Meena most popular?
The top states for the name Meena are California (279 births), New York (46 births), Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Meena been used?
Meena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meera, Meegan, Meela, Meenakshi, 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, 1965–2024 (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.