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How popular is the name Meia?

Births per year, rank history and how many Meias are alive today.

Meia (female), a spelling of Mya, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2017 (ranked 5765th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2010, when 5 babies were given the name, the 4012th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Mya you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Myas born in England and Wales are between 9 and 20, and there are at least 10,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 3.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Mya.

How many babies are named Meia each year?

Includes all spellings: Meia, Mya. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0200400200020201996: 101997: 131998: 431999: 822000: 862001: 4002002: 3492003: 3432004: 4982005: 3172006: 4122007: 4792008: 5082009: 5502010: 5592011: 5512012: 5532013: 4612014: 3952015: 5152016: 4242017: 3772018: 4102019: 3692020: 3202021: 2802022: 3152023: 2372024: 2522025: 203actual

Where does the Meia spelling rank?

1101001,00010,0002010: ranked 4,0122012: ranked 5,8762013: ranked 4,7392016: ranked 5,7852017: ranked 5,765

Where does the Mya spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 1,6461997: ranked 1,3651998: ranked 5971999: ranked 3942000: ranked 3752001: ranked 1172002: ranked 1332003: ranked 1432004: ranked 1062005: ranked 1612006: ranked 1322007: ranked 1112008: ranked 1082009: ranked 1002010: ranked 1062011: ranked 1052012: ranked 1042013: ranked 1232014: ranked 1382015: ranked 1142016: ranked 1342017: ranked 1442018: ranked 1262019: ranked 1352020: ranked 1572021: ranked 1822022: ranked 1562023: ranked 2082024: ranked 1922025: ranked 230

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Meia per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 559 in 2010
Meia: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Meia most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Mya, peaked in 2010, when 559 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Meia spelling itself peaked in 2010, with 5 babies.

How many people are called Meia?

At least 10,000 people named Meia in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Meia?

Most living Meias are between 9 and 20; the most common age is about 15.

Is Meia becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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