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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Meda

Meda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 384th; the most babies were born in 1915 (55). More babies were named Meda in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191555 babies
Total since 1880
1,882babies recorded

Meda popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#9,8666
1970#7,6436
1960#4,36610
1950#3,36011
1940#2,89610
1930#1,59425
1920#1,30236
1910#85426
1900#62033
1890#63518
1880#38419

How popular is Meda, counting every spelling?

Meda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Meda?

About 400 people born in the US named Meda are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 58 and 80. That makes Meda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Meda by state

How common Meda was among girls born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAR0.10Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Meda, girls, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Meda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Meda

How popular is the name Meda?

Meda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 384th; the most babies were born in 1915 (55). More babies were named Meda in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Meda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,882 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Meda most popular?

In 1913–1917, Meda was most common in Arkansas (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Texas.