How Many People Are Named Meela?
An estimated 535 people in the United States have the first name Meela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Meela peaked in popularity in 2013 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meela 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 Meela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
535
About 1 in 640,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2013
52 births
Total Registered
539
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meela
Meela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 539 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meela as a female name
Ranked #5,233 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (52 births)
Meela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meela span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 342 babies were registered. While Meela is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Meela by Decade
How has Meela 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.
Meela by State
Birth registrations for Meela span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Minnesota. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Colorado. On average, about 7 Meelas were registered per state.
Meela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Meela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meela?
We estimate approximately 535 people named Meela 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 640,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Meela a common name?
Meela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 539 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meela most popular?
Meela reached peak popularity in 2013, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meela is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meela a female name?
Meela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meela Smith, Meela Johnson, Meela 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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