Recorded 2003–2018 Girls' name Peak 2006 168 births

Meeya — girls' name

168 babies named Meeya in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

168 girls have been named Meeya since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

168
total births
2003–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Meeya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

18 babies were named Meeya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Meeya between 2003 and 2018, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meeya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meeya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meeya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meeya 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 168 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.

Meeya at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

168

Since 2003

16 years of records

Peak year

2006

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2003

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2018

Meeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2003

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
18
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5101520 201820162014201220102008200620042003 10

Meeya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 51% of Meeya's all-time total
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Meeya by state

Where Meeya concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meeya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
California share of Meeya's total US births 3.0%

5 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meeya?
168 babies have been named Meeya since 2003. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2006 with 18 births.
When was Meeya most popular?
Meeya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Meeya most popular?
The top states for the name Meeya are California (5 births).
How long has the name Meeya been used?
Meeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 16 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Meeya?
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.

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, 2003–2018 (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.