Girls' name · since 1988

Meha

178 babies named Meha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

178
total births
1988–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade

Meha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 178 have been recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Meha recorded 178 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2015.

  • 178 total births
  • 1988–2015 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 49% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Meha's 178 recorded births place it above 71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Meha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Meha's full recorded timeline at 2005, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Meha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 19881995199920022006200920122015 11

Meha by decade

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

2000s was Meha's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Meha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (49% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meha?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 178 babies named Meha. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 15 births.
When was Meha most popular?
Meha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Meha been used?
The SSA has tracked Meha since 1988 -- 28 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Meha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meher, Mehar, Mehreen, Mehgan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Meha's data

  • Meha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2010s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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, 1988–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Meha: Baby Name Since 1988 - 178 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meha. 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 Meha 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.