Girls' name · since 1997
Meyah
523 babies named Meyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
523 girls have been named Meyah since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meyah has been recorded 523 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- #11,516 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 523 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meyah ranks #11,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 523 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meyah's 523 recorded births place it above 84.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Meyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Meyah splits its recorded history at 2011: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Meyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Meyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (267 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Meyah's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Meyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
206 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 267 births (51% of all-time use).
How Meyah 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 Meyah's total volume
Meyah by state
Where Meyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 2.1% |
21 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Meyah's data
- Meyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Meyahs (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Meyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1997–2023 (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 Meyah 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.