girl's name

Meta

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 6,360

Meta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2021 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1892, when 127 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Meta over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

1,104
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Meta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 650
1890s 1,104
1900s 774
1910s 950
1920s 756
1930s 391
1940s 333
1950s 451
1960s 323
1970s 164
1980s 109
1990s 53
2000s 78
2010s 60
2020s (to 2021) 15

How popular is Meta?

In 2021, Meta was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Meta is used

Ireland #1,040 3 in 2016
England & Wales #3,371 7 in 2020
France #4,991 5 in 2001
United States #10,115 10 in 2021

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 Meta

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

Parents who like Meta also like

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

Sibling names for Meta

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

Common questions about Meta

How popular is the name Meta?

In 2021, Meta was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Meta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Meta?

Meta has 2 syllables.

When was Meta most popular?

Meta peaked in 1892, when 127 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.