Recorded 1886–1949 Girls' name Peak 1920 149 births

Metha — girls' name

149 babies named Metha in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Metha was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Metha in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Metha

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Metha between 1886 and 1949, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Metha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Metha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Metha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Metha 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 149 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.

Metha at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

149

Since 1886

64 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1886

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1949

Metha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1886

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Metha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 34% of Metha's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Metha?
149 babies have been named Metha since 1886. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Metha most popular?
Metha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Metha been used?
Metha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 64 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Metha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meta, Metta, Mettie, Metztli, 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, 1886–1949 (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.