Meira
Girl name · #2044 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 93 baby girls were named Meira, placing it at #2044 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3129, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 19,355 girls born in 2025 was named Meira.
The 52-year story
Meira first appears in the Social Security records in 1973, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 93 babies and a rank of #2036. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Meira per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Meira in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Meira is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Meira will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Meira is most common
State-level data for Meira is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Meira
Statistically, parents drawn to Meira tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mahira, Naira, Zaira, Kaira, and Saira.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Meira | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | #2036 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2852 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2720 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2460 |
| 2020 | 81 | #2216 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2752 |
| 2018 | 63 | #2711 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2744 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2934 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3129 |
| 2014 | 55 | #3041 |
| 2013 | 49 | #3267 |
| 2012 | 50 | #3267 |
| 2011 | 72 | #2511 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3256 |
| 2009 | 51 | #3252 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3478 |
| 2007 | 45 | #3601 |
| 2006 | 48 | #3368 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3509 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3819 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4307 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4381 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4107 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Meira a popular girl name?
Meira ranked #2044 among girls in 2025 with 93 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3129.
When was the name Meira most popular?
Meira peaked in 2025, when 93 American girls received the name (ranked #2036 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Meira?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 19,355 newborn American girls was named Meira. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.