Recorded 2007–2017 Girls' name Peak 2010 61 births

Meiya — girls' name

61 babies named Meiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

61 girls have been named Meiya since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.

61
total births
2007–2017
years on record
2010s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Meiya was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

10 babies were named Meiya in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Meiya between 2007 and 2017, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meiya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meiya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meiya 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 61 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.

Meiya at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

61

Since 2007

11 years of records

Peak year

2010

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2007

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2017

Meiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2007

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 2017201620152014201320122011201020082007 7

Meiya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
48 births that decade — 79% of Meiya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meiya?
61 babies have been named Meiya since 2007. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Meiya most popular?
Meiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Meiya been used?
Meiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 11 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Meiya?
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, 2007–2017 (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.