Girls' name · since 1965
Meera
Meera has 4,259 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,259
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Meera is the #1020 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,259 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meera has been recorded 4,259 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #1020 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. 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.
- #2,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,020 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,259 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meera ranks #2,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,020 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,259 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,020 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,259
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meera's 4,259 recorded births place it above 96.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Meera compares
4,259 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Meera's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,259 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 246 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meera splits its recorded history at 1996: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 246 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 246
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Meera by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,561 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Meera's strongest decade.
1,561 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Meera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 89
1970s
89 births
- 1980s 222
1980s
222 births
- 1990s 424
1990s
424 births
- 2000s
2000s
716 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,561 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,221 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,561 births (37% of all-time use).
How Meera 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 Meera's total volume
Meera by state
Where Meera concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 722 | 17.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 266 | 6.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 251 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 214 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 182 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 146 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 123 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 122 | 2.9% |
722 of 4,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Meera appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Meera's data
- Meera's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,561 total births) through the 2020s (1,221) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meeras (722 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 Meera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Meera 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.