Girls' name · since 2003

Meeya

Meeya has 168 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

168 girls have been named Meeya since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Meeya has 168 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2018.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meeya's 168 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Meeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Meeya's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Meeya popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2006)
18
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
5101520 200320052007200920112013201520172018 6

Meeya by decade

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

2010s was Meeya's strongest decade.

85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Meeya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 168 babies named Meeya. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record 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.

What to do with Meeya's data

  • California records the most Meeyas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2003–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Meeya: Baby Name Since 2003 - 168 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meeya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Meeya 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 July 2026.