girl's name

Meja

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 71

Ireland

#903

2013 births

Meja is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2017, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2006.

Meja over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

45
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Meja by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 11
2010s 45
2020s (to 2024) 12

How popular is Meja?

In 2024, Meja was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Meja is used

Ireland #903 3 in 2013
England & Wales #4,306 5 in 2024

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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Meja

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

Parents who like Meja also like

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

Sibling names for Meja

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

Common questions about Meja

How popular is the name Meja?

In 2024, Meja was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Meja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Meja most popular?

Meja peaked in 2017, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.