How Many People Are Named Meda?
An estimated 320 people in the United States have the first name Meda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Meda peaked in popularity in 1915 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meda 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 Meda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Meda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
320
About 1 in 1,071,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1915
55 births
Total Registered
1,882
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meda
Meda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,882 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meda as a female name
Ranked #15,023 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1915 (55 births)
Meda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meda span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 343 babies were registered. Meda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meda by Decade
How has Meda 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.
Meda by State
Birth registrations for Meda span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Texas, Arkansas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas. On average, about 16 Medas were registered per state.
Meda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meda
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meda?
We estimate approximately 320 people named Meda 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 1,071,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Meda a common name?
Meda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,882 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meda most popular?
Meda reached peak popularity in 1915, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meda is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meda a female name?
Meda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meda Smith, Meda Johnson, Meda 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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