girl's name

Meda

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 2,036

Meda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1915, when 55 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Meda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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Births named Meda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 178
1890s 235
1900s 208
1910s 343
1920s 320
1930s 192
1940s 143
1950s 123
1960s 67
1970s 34
1980s 6
2000s 17
2010s (to 2018) 16

How popular is Meda?

In 2018, Meda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Meda is used

Ireland #1,035 3 in 2020
England & Wales #5,766 4 in 2024
France #7,627 5 in 2022
United States #15,396 6 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Meda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Meda also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Meda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Meda

How popular is the name Meda?

In 2018, Meda was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Meda a girl's or a boy's name?

Meda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Meda?

Meda has 2 syllables.

When was Meda most popular?

Meda peaked in 1915, when 55 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.