Meera
Meera was the 1020th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 246 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 276 places. More babies were named Meera in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,020 girls, up 276 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 246girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,259babies recorded
Meera popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,020 | 246 |
| 2020 | #1,296 | 171 |
| 2010 | #1,987 | 101 |
| 2000 | #3,051 | 46 |
| 1990 | #3,268 | 34 |
| 1980 | #3,680 | 22 |
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How popular is Meera, counting every spelling?
Meera is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #944 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,020 for Meera on its own. Together these spellings went to 259 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meera | 246 | #1,020 | 1,050 |
| Mera | 13 | #8,183 | 149 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Meera?
246 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meera (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meera born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meera.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meera?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Meera are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Meera a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Meera by state
How common Meera was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.1×), Washington (2.6×), New Jersey (2.5×), Michigan (2.3×), Illinois (1.9×). In 30 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meera: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meera, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meera
How popular is the name Meera?
Meera was the 1020th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 246 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 276 places. More babies were named Meera in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Meera a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meera in the US.
Where is Meera most popular?
In 2021–2025, Meera was most common in Massachusetts (0.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and New Jersey.