Girls' name · since 1951
Meria
Meria has 137 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
137 girls have been named Meria since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Meria recorded 137 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2018.
- #23,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meria ranks #23,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Meria's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meria's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2018
- Peak year (1963)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Meria by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (43 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Meria's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Meria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 43 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Meria's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Meria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1951–2018 (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 Meria 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.