Girls' name · since 1998
Meila
Meila has 636 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,823 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 636
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meila currently ranks #3823 among girls' names in America, with 636 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Meila recorded 636 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #3823 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #10,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,823 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 636 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meila ranks #10,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,823 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 636 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,823 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 636
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meila's 636 recorded births place it above 85.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Meila compares
636 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Meila's all-time total is 69% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Meila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 636 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Meila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meila's full recorded timeline at 2014, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Meila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (351 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Meila's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Meila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
351 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 351 births (55% of all-time use).
How Meila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Meila's total volume
Meila by state
Where Meila concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
10 of 636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Meila's data
- Meila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (351 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meilas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Meila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Meila 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.