Meila
Meila was the 3815th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 3090th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 485 places. More babies were named Meila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,815 girls, down 443 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201853 babies
- Total since 1880
- 636babies recorded
Meila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,815 | 39 |
| 2020 | #3,372 | 46 |
| 2010 | #7,407 | 17 |
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How popular is Meila, counting every spelling?
Meila is a spelling of Mayla, a name family that ranked #837 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,815 for Meila on its own. Together these spellings went to 317 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayla | 115 | #1,763 | 507 |
| Maila | 42 | #3,624 | 259 |
| Maela | 54 | #3,054 | 227 |
| Meila | 39 | #3,815 | 169 |
| Maylah | 31 | #4,516 | 89 |
| Meilah | 9 | #10,623 | 67 |
| Mailah | 9 | #10,589 | 43 |
| Maella | 8 | #11,533 | 42 |
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 Meila?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Meila (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Meila 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Meila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Meila?
About 600 people born in the US named Meila are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Meila 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Meila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Meila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Meila
How popular is the name Meila?
Meila was the 3815th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 3090th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 485 places. More babies were named Meila in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Meila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Meila in the US.