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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 NamePopul. 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.