Is Meila a boy or girl name?

Meila is a girl’s name. Of the 636 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Meila

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Meila was most popular in 2018, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,632, with 39 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 636 people named Meila.

Meila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Meila’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Meila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Meila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 636 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.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org