Recorded 1959–1978 Girls' name Peak 1963 30 births

Metra — girls' name

30 babies named Metra in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

30 girls have been named Metra since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1978.

30
total births
1959–1978
years on record
1960s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Metra was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

8 babies were named Metra in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Metra

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Metra between 1959 and 1978, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Metra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Metra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Metra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Metra 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 30 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.

Metra at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

30

Since 1959

20 years of records

Peak year

1963

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1959

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1978

Metra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1959

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1963)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Metra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
13 births that decade — 43% of Metra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Metra?
30 babies have been named Metra since 1959. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1963 with 8 births.
When was Metra most popular?
Metra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Metra been used?
Metra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 20 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Metra?
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, 1959–1978 (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.