Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Meera

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,020 Trend ↑ Rising 18%
Rank 2025
#1,020
among girls · ↑83 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
246
named Meera · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,534
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
246 babies
All-time total
4,259
#2,859 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Meera popularity over time

4,259 babies have been named Meera since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 26 3 – #7,154
1970s 89 9 +242% #4,801
1980s 222 22 +149% #3,448
1990s 424 42 +91% #2,187
2000s 716 72 +69% #2,116
2010s 1,561 156 +118% #1,147
2020s (to 2025) 1,221 204 +30% #1,020

Where Meera is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 253 0.16 outside top 500
2027 259 0.16 outside top 500
2028 264 0.16 outside top 500
2029 269 0.17 outside top 500
2030 273 0.17 outside top 500

Where Meera is most popular

Girls named Meera per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.129 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Washington, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Meera born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 49 0.405 +213%
Washington 49 0.339 +162%
New Jersey 59 0.327 +153%
Michigan 54 0.296 +129%
Illinois 57 0.249 +92%
California 195 0.232 +79%
Georgia 39 0.172 +33%
Minnesota 18 0.167 +29%
Virginia 27 0.158 +22%
Maryland 16 0.151 +17%
New York 59 0.149 +15%
Ohio 31 0.131 ≈ national
North Carolina 29 0.127 ≈ national
Texas 102 0.127 ≈ national
Wisconsin 12 0.117 -10%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 -25%
Oregon 6 0.092 -29%
Tennessee 11 0.069 -46%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -57%
Florida 23 0.054 -58%
Indiana 6 0.043 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Meera

Meera is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,020 in 2025 with 246 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 4,259 American babies have been named Meera. Its peak came in 2025, when 246 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Meera stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Meera?

The median living Meera is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 21. An estimated 4,200 people named Meera are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Meera year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 246 #1,020
2024 222 #1,103
2023 183 #1,260
2022 189 #1,272
2021 210 #1,166
2020 171 #1,296
2019 210 #1,147
2018 191 #1,227
2017 182 #1,294
2016 198 #1,234
2015 186 #1,296
2014 174 #1,349
2013 157 #1,438
2012 82 #2,308
2011 80 #2,341
2010 101 #1,987
2009 80 #2,414
2008 89 #2,227
2007 81 #2,364
2006 73 #2,531
2005 77 #2,332
2004 65 #2,576
2003 83 #2,116
2002 63 #2,522
2001 59 #2,589
2000 46 #3,051
1995 39 #3,004
1990 34 #3,268
1985 23 #3,690
1980 22 #3,680
1975 12 #5,043
1970 – –
1965 5 #7,176
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Meera

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Meera Jasmine Meera Jasmine Indian actress b. 1982 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Meera Chopra Meera Chopra Indian actress b. 1983 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Meera Meera Hindu mystic poet (1499–1546) 1498–1546 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Meera, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Meera?

The median living Meera is about 10 years old. Half of all living Meeras are between 5 and 21 years old.

How many people named Meera are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Meera are alive in the United States, based on 4,259 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Meera in 2025?

Meera ranked #1,020 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 246 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Meera?

4,259 babies have been named Meera in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Meera most popular?

Meera peaked in 2025, when 246 newborns received the name.

Is Meera a boy or girl name?

Meera is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Meera rising or falling?

Meera is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Meera become more popular?

Meera is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 273 girls named Meera in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Meera?

Well-known people named Meera include Meera Jasmine (actor), Meera Chopra (actor), Meera (writer).

Names like Meera

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