Meta Name Popularity

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How popular is Meta?

In 2018 the rare name Meta, ranked the 8,398th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Meta is currently less popular.

Position 217, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1884.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1892 with 127 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Meta was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Meta, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1884, 1885-1888, 1911-1915, 1949-1953, and 1976-1979, whereas 1901-1904, 1906-1910, 1923-1929, 1964-1967, and 1979-1982 were years of successive downward movement.

The popularity trend for Meta has been soaring upward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Meta lately has risen dramatically.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Meta?

Meta's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Meta is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Meta has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Meta (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	8,398
2017		< 5	--
2016		10	10,578
2015		< 5	--
2014		14	8,345
2013		< 5	--
2012		9	11,914
2011		8	12,973
2010		< 5	--
2009		5	19,225
2008		9	12,257
2007		10	11,365
2006		11	10,385
2005		6	15,793
2004		6	15,419
2003		11	9,487
2002		5	17,218
2001		5	17,049
2000		10	9,650
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		7	11,658
1996		5	15,028
1995		9	9,271
1994		< 5	--
1993		7	11,343
1992		10	8,509
1991		8	9,920
1990		7	10,966
1989		9	8,499
1988		11	6,955
1987		10	7,150
1986		8	8,223
1985		7	8,932
1984		10	6,600
1983		9	7,083
1982		16	4,647
1981		16	4,656
1980		13	5,433
1979		25	3,298
1978		15	4,592
1977		16	4,347
1976		8	7,037
1975		23	3,120
1974		14	4,369
1973		19	3,423
1972		8	6,346
1971		17	3,746
1970		19	3,388
1969		17	3,413
1968		18	3,128
1967		19	2,936
1966		36	1,942
1965		32	2,099
1964		33	2,096
1963		37	1,940
1962		42	1,772
1961		48	1,636
1960		41	1,782
1959		42	1,712
1958		43	1,646
1957		42	1,675
1956		46	1,571
1955		37	1,722
1954		42	1,576
1953		69	1,170
1952		56	1,276
1951		36	1,595
1950		38	1,516
1949		34	1,619
1948		31	1,698
1947		34	1,654
1946		30	1,640
1945		30	1,504
1944		31	1,480
1943		18	2,123
1942		42	1,240
1941		47	1,079
1940		36	1,236
1939		38	1,191
1938		32	1,307
1937		31	1,324
1936		46	1,030
1935		44	1,049
1934		37	1,180
1933		41	1,095
1932		43	1,092
1931		36	1,214
1930		43	1,138
1929		46	1,089
1928		58	979
1927		56	1,033
1926		68	906
1925		79	841
1924		76	863
1923		98	739
1922		81	815
1921		102	730
1920		92	761
1919		94	723
1918		117	656
1917		112	645
1916		122	613
1915		126	580
1914		99	568
1913		92	533
1912		85	529
1911		55	582
1910		48	608
1909		58	492
1908		67	443
1907		70	429
1906		82	380
1905		72	398
1904		62	409
1903		78	364
1902		83	350
1901		106	296
1900		96	340
1899		107	280
1898		100	314
1897		109	272
1896		122	257
1895		122	255
1894		93	287
1893		118	244
1892		127	231
1891		91	256
1890		115	227
1889		85	255
1888		99	232
1887		71	250
1886		77	234
1885		72	234
1884		76	217
1883		52	250
1882		51	243
1881		30	287
1880		37	253

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.