How Many People Are Named Meah?
An estimated 1,592 people in the United States have the first name Meah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Meah peaked in popularity in 2006 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Meah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Meah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,592
About 1 in 215,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
122 births
Total Registered
1,613
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meah
Meah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,613 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meah as a female name
Ranked #7,809 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (122 births)
Meah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 749 babies were registered. Meah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meah by Decade
How has Meah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Meah by State
Birth registrations for Meah span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Louisiana. On average, about 24 Meahs were registered per state.
Meah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meah?
We estimate approximately 1,592 people named Meah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 215,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Meah a common name?
Meah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,613 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meah most popular?
Meah reached peak popularity in 2006, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meah a female name?
Meah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meah Smith, Meah Johnson, Meah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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