US rank #1101 Girls' name Peak 2024 4,013 births

Meera — #1101 US girls' name

4,013 babies named Meera in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s891980s2221990s4242000s7162010s15612020s975
#1101
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Meera was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

222 babies were named Meera in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meera

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,013 babies named Meera between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meera currently holds the #1101 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 222 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meera performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,561 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Meera shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 676 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Meera in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meera 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 4,013 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.

Meera at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,013

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2024

222 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,101

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meera popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
222
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Meera by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,561 births that decade — 39% of Meera's all-time total
1960s261970s891980s2221990s4242000s7162010s15612020s975

Meera by state

Where Meera concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Meera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
676 16.8%
#2 New Jersey
243 6.1%
#3 Texas
235 5.9%
#4 New York
199 5.0%
#5 Illinois
171 4.3%
#6 Washington
132 3.3%
#7 Michigan
111 2.8%
#8 Massachusetts
107 2.7%
California share of Meera's total US births 16.8%
Even split

676 of 4,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Meera appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meera?
4,013 babies have been named Meera since 1965. It currently ranks #1101 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 222 births.
When was Meera most popular?
Meera was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,561 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Meera most popular?
The top states for the name Meera are California (676 births), New Jersey (243 births), Texas (235 births).
How long has the name Meera been used?
Meera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meena, 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.