NameTides

Meira

Meira was the #2,036 girls' name in the US in 2025 (93 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Meira as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Meira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Meira as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,036 (93)#4,867 (4)#2,282 (9)
2024#2,661 (65)#3,696 (6)#1,153 (22)
2023#2,852 (59)#3,219 (7)#2,900 (6)
2022#2,720 (63)#5,670 (3)—
2021#2,460 (72)#3,519 (6)#2,021 (10)
2020#2,216 (81)#4,535 (4)#1,557 (14)
2019#2,752 (61)#2,869 (8)#2,188 (9)
2018#2,711 (63)#4,684 (4)#1,741 (12)
2017#2,744 (62)——
2016#2,934 (57)#3,214 (7)#2,195 (9)
2015#3,129 (53)#4,103 (5)#1,757 (12)
2014#3,041 (55)#4,003 (5)#2,026 (10)
2013#3,267 (49)#4,739 (4)#2,058 (10)
2012#3,267 (50)#5,876 (3)—
2011#2,511 (72)#5,785 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,036.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1973.

How common is it?

about 1 in 17,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Meira is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 28,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Meira by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #658NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #618NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Meira (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Meira (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MeiraCanadaGirls#2,2829
MeiraEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
MeiraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MeiraUSGirls#2,03693