girl's name
Meya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,164
Scotland
#947
2011 births
Meya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Meya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 51 |
| 2000s | 409 |
| 2010s | 301 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 55 |
How popular is Meya?
In 2025, Meya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Meya is used
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.
How Meya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Méya | Méya is a rare spelling of Meya, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Meya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Meya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Meya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Meya
How popular is the name Meya?
In 2025, Meya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Meya a girl's or a boy's name?
Meya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Meya most popular?
Meya peaked in 2006, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Meya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Meya currently ranks #6,743 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.