Girls' name · since 1880
Meta
6,211 babies named Meta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1892. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,211
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Meta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6,211 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Meta recorded 6,211 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2021.
- #2,240 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,211 born since 1880
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meta ranks #2,240 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,211 born since 1880, peaking in the 1890s.
- #2,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,211
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Meta's 6,211 recorded births place it above 96.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Meta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Meta's full recorded timeline at 1947, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1892 peak of 127 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Meta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2021
- Peak year (1892)
- 127
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Meta by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (1,104 births, 18% of the file).
1890s was Meta's strongest decade.
1,104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Meta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
650 births
- 1890s
1890s
1,104 births
- 1900s
1900s
774 births
- 1910s
1910s
950 births
- 1920s
1920s
756 births
- 1930s 391
1930s
391 births
- 1940s 333
1940s
333 births
- 1950s
1950s
451 births
- 1960s 323
1960s
323 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 1,104 births (18% of all-time use).
How Meta 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 Meta's total volume
Meta by state
Where Meta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 194 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 147 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 134 | 2.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 105 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 104 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 45 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 45 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 0.7% |
194 of 6,211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Meta appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Meta's data
- Meta's decade-level peak was the 1890s (1,104 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Metas (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1892)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1880–2021 (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 Meta 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.