Total births
29
Girls' name · since 2005
Meiyah
Meiyah has 29 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 29
- total births
- 2005–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
29 girls have been named Meiyah since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meiyah has been recorded 29 times among girls since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2016.
- 29 total births
- 2005–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Meiyah since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 29
- total births
- 2005–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Meiyah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
17 babies were named Meiyah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Meiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meiyah splits its recorded history at 2015: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meiyah at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Meiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Meiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Meiyah's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Meiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Meiyah? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 29 babies named Meiyah. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 17 births.
When was Meiyah most popular? ▼
Meiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Meiyah been used? ▼
Records for Meiyah go back to 2005, giving 12 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Meiyah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Meiyah
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Meisha Girl
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Meila Girl
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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, 2005–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Meiyah: Baby Name Since 2005 - 29 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meiyah. 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 Meiyah 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.