Girls' name · since 1979
Meia
430 babies named Meia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
430 girls have been named Meia since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Meia recorded 430 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 2024.
- #12,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 430 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meia ranks #12,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 430 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 430
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Meia's 430 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meia's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Meia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Meia's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Meia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Meia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Meia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1979–2024 (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 Meia 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.