Meara
Recorded 1973–2025 · United States
Meara was most popular in 2015, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,394 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,412, with 53 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,436 people named Meara.
Meara over time
How old is the name Meara?
Meara first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1973, which makes it about 52 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 49 of the 53 years since.
How many people are named Meara?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 1,436 American births named Meara between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 1,420 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Meara in 2025?
53 American babies were named Meara in 2025, ranking #5,412 that year.
Is Meara getting more or less popular?
Meara is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 37 births a year, against 58 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -36% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Meara a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Meara is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,436 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Meara?
Roughly 1,420 Americans named Meara are alive today — 99% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 15 years old, and half are between 9 and 24.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org