Girls' name · since 1981
Meuy
43 babies named Meuy in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 43
- total births
- 1981–1995
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
43 girls have been named Meuy since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meuy has been recorded 43 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1995.
- 43 total births
- 1981–1995 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Meuy's 43 recorded births place it above 49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meuy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meuy splits its recorded history at 1984: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meuy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1995
- Peak year (1982)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Meuy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Meuy's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Meuy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (72% of all-time use).
Meuy by state
Where Meuy concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 39.5% |
17 of 43 births nationwide.
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- Meuy's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Meuys (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Meuy: Baby Name Since 1981 - 43 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/meuy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Meuy 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 July 2026.