Meta

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meta first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 135 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1892 with 127 babies (rank #231 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Meta

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Meta yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,211

Total babies (all years)

135

Years in the data

127

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	37	#253
1881	30	#287
1882	51	#243
1883	52	#250
1884	76	#217
1885	72	#234
1886	77	#234
1887	71	#250
1888	99	#232
1889	85	#255
1890	115	#227
1891	91	#256
1892	127	#231
1893	118	#244
1894	93	#287
1895	122	#255
1896	122	#257
1897	109	#272
1898	100	#314
1899	107	#280
1900	96	#340
1901	106	#296
1902	83	#350
1903	78	#364
1904	62	#409
1905	72	#398
1906	82	#380
1907	70	#429
1908	67	#443
1909	58	#492
1910	48	#608
1911	55	#582
1912	85	#529
1913	92	#533
1914	99	#568
1915	126	#580
1916	122	#613
1917	112	#645
1918	117	#656
1919	94	#723
1920	92	#761
1921	102	#730
1922	81	#815
1923	98	#739
1924	76	#863
1925	79	#840
1926	68	#906
1927	56	#1,033
1928	58	#979
1929	46	#1,088
1930	43	#1,138
1931	36	#1,215
1932	43	#1,092
1933	41	#1,095
1934	37	#1,181
1935	44	#1,049
1936	46	#1,030
1937	31	#1,324
1938	32	#1,307
1939	38	#1,191
1940	36	#1,236
1941	47	#1,079
1942	42	#1,241
1943	18	#2,124
1944	31	#1,479
1945	30	#1,504
1946	30	#1,638
1947	34	#1,655
1948	31	#1,698
1949	34	#1,620
1950	38	#1,517
1951	36	#1,596
1952	56	#1,276
1953	69	#1,170
1954	42	#1,575
1955	37	#1,721
1956	46	#1,573
1957	42	#1,673
1958	43	#1,646
1959	42	#1,713
1960	41	#1,782
1961	47	#1,656
1962	43	#1,749
1963	37	#1,940
1964	33	#2,097
1965	32	#2,099
1966	36	#1,942
1967	19	#2,937
1968	18	#3,128
1969	17	#3,412
1970	19	#3,388
1971	17	#3,748
1972	8	#6,349
1973	19	#3,423
1974	14	#4,368
1975	23	#3,120
1976	8	#7,038
1977	16	#4,351
1978	15	#4,595
1979	25	#3,299
1980	13	#5,434
1981	16	#4,658
1982	16	#4,647
1983	9	#7,087
1984	10	#6,603
1985	7	#8,934
1986	8	#8,223
1987	10	#7,152
1988	11	#6,955
1989	9	#8,499
1990	7	#10,970
1991	8	#9,920
1992	10	#8,510
1993	7	#11,347
1995	9	#9,273
1996	5	#15,031
1997	7	#11,660
2000	10	#9,653
2001	5	#17,052
2002	5	#17,220
2003	11	#9,488
2004	6	#15,427
2005	6	#15,794
2006	11	#10,390
2007	10	#11,373
2008	9	#12,271
2009	5	#19,246
2011	8	#12,981
2012	9	#11,922
2014	14	#8,357
2016	10	#10,603
2018	13	#8,452
2019	6	#14,977
2020	5	#16,710
2021	10	#10,068