Recorded 1981–1995 Girls' name Peak 1982 43 births

Meuy — girls' name

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.

1980s311990s12

The verdict

43 girls have been named Meuy since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

43
total births
1981–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Meuy was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

12 babies were named Meuy in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meuy

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Meuy between 1981 and 1995, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meuy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meuy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meuy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meuy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meuy 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 43 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.

Meuy at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

43

Since 1981

15 years of records

Peak year

1982

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1981

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1995

Meuy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1981

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1982)
12
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 199519901984198319821981 9

Meuy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 72% of Meuy's all-time total
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Meuy by state

Where Meuy concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meuy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 39.5%
California share of Meuy's total US births 39.5%

17 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meuy?
43 babies have been named Meuy since 1981. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1982 with 12 births.
When was Meuy most popular?
Meuy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Meuy most popular?
The top states for the name Meuy are California (17 births).
How long has the name Meuy been used?
Meuy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 15 years of data through 1995.

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, 1981–1995 (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.