The first name Meta
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Meta last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 7 girls. It peaked in 2015, with 10 births (#2,496).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Meta with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Meta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 10 girls born in the United States were named Meta, the 10,072nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1892, when 127 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Meta
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Meta GoldingAmerican actress, born 1971
- Meta Vaux Warrick FullerAmerican artist (1877–1968)
- Meta SeinemeyerGerman opera singer (1895–1929)
- Meta VannasEstonian Soviet politician (1924–2002)
Questions
- How popular is the name Meta?
- In 2020, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Meta, ranking 3,117th. Its peak was 2015, with 10 births.
- Is Meta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,211 US babies named Meta since 1880 were girls.
- When was Meta most popular?
- 1892 in the United States, when 127 babies were named Meta, its highest rank at 231st.