Recorded 2001–2020 Girls' name Peak 2012 181 births

Meiah — girls' name

181 babies named Meiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s662010s1082020s7

The verdict

181 girls have been named Meiah since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.

181
total births
2001–2020
years on record
2010s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Meiah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

21 babies were named Meiah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Meiah between 2001 and 2020, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Meiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meiah 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 181 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.

Meiah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

181

Since 2001

20 years of records

Peak year

2012

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2001

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2020

Meiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2001

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2012)
21
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 20202017201420112008200520022001 6

Meiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
108 births that decade — 60% of Meiah's all-time total
2000s662010s1082020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meiah?
181 babies have been named Meiah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2012 with 21 births.
When was Meiah most popular?
Meiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Meiah been used?
Meiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 20 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Meiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meilani, Mei, Meira, Meisha, 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, 2001–2020 (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.