Girls' name · since 1965
Meena
Meena has 1,580 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,511 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,728 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,580
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,580 babies have been named Meena since 1965, making it today's #3728 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meena has been recorded 1,580 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #3728 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #5,511 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,728 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,580 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meena ranks #5,511 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,728 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,580 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,511 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,728 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,580
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meena's 1,580 recorded births place it above 92.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meena compares
1,580 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Meena's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,580 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meena splits its recorded history at 1996: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Meena popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1987 (Meena as boys' name)
Meena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (419 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Meena's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Meena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 115
1970s
115 births
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
419 births
- 2010s
2010s
392 births
- 2020s
2020s
258 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 419 births (27% of all-time use).
How Meena 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 Meena's total volume
Meena by state
Where Meena concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 287 | 18.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 46 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
287 of 1,580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Meena's data
- Meena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (419 total births) through the 2020s (258) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meenas (287 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Meena 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.