Girls' name · since 1880
Metta
Metta has 1,123 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,123
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Metta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,123 recorded since 1880.
Metta has 1,123 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2021.
- #6,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,123 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Metta ranks #6,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,123 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,123
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Metta's 1,123 recorded births place it above 90.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Metta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Metta's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Metta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2021
- Peak year (1924)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Metta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (170 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Metta's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Metta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
125 births
- 1890s
1890s
161 births
- 1900s
1900s
100 births
- 1910s
1910s
160 births
- 1920s
1920s
170 births
- 1930s
1930s
115 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 170 births (15% of all-time use).
How Metta 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 Metta's total volume
Metta by state
Where Metta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.1% |
12 of 1,123 births nationwide.
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- Metta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Mettas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Metta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
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 Metta 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.