Boys' name · since 2000
Mete
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 155 babies named Mete, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 155
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mete currently ranks #6338 among boys' names in America, with 155 babies recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Mete recorded 155 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #6338 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, 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 2000 to 2025.
- #14,538 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,338 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 155 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mete ranks #14,538 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,338 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 155 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,538 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 155
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mete's 155 recorded births place it above 68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Mete compares
155 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mete's all-time total is 58% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mete | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 155 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mete's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mete splits its recorded history at 2017: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mete popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Mete by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Mete's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Mete births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (50% of all-time use).
Mete by state
Where Mete concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 3.9% |
6 of 155 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mete's data
- Mete's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Metes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Mete: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Mete 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.