How Many People Are Named Meta?
An estimated 1,288 people in the United States have the first name Meta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Meta peaked in popularity in 1892 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Meta 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 Meta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,288
About 1 in 266,114 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1892
127 births
Total Registered
6,211
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Meta
Meta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,211 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Meta as a female name
Ranked #10,068 in 2021
10 female births in 2021
Peak: 1892 (127 births)
Meta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Meta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 1,104 babies were registered. Meta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1890s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Meta by Decade
How has Meta 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.
Meta by State
Birth registrations for Meta span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Wisconsin. The lowest are in South Dakota, Indiana, District of Columbia. On average, about 45 Metas were registered per state.
Meta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Meta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Meta
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Meta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Meta?
We estimate approximately 1,288 people named Meta 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 266,114 Americans share this first name.
Is Meta a common name?
Meta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,211 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Meta most popular?
Meta reached peak popularity in 1892, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Meta is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Meta a female name?
Meta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Meta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Meta Smith, Meta Johnson, Meta 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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