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Mea

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What official birth registration shows about Mea: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #893 to #5666.200220062010201420182025#893#5666
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3225
2000#3247
2001#1359
2002#1317
2003#893
2004#1209
2005#1121
2006#1119
2007#1443
2008#1641
2009#1248
2010#2589
2011#1545
2012#2338
2013#2062
2014#3160
2015#2945
2016#2966
2017#4063
2018#5666
2019#4001
2020#5493
2024#4192
2025#3333

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 27 years from 1999 to 2025.

In 2015: #312 among girls in Northern Ireland, #2945 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1999–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3225 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2012–2023

    Highest recorded position: #312 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2012–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #312 in Northern Ireland in 2015.

Mea's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#33337HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#40015HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#29458HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#206213HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#233811HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#154519HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#25899HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#124824HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#164116HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#144318HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#111924HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#112122HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#120919HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#89328HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#131715HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#135914HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#32474HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#32254HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3913HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3125HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#3275HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#3305HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mea is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Mea, between 1999 and 2025, in 26 of those 27 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2003Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2004Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 201519992025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1999–202524#893 in 2003
Republic of Ireland20041#677 in 2004
Northern Ireland2012–20235#312 in 2015

Its high point came 12 years earlier in England and Wales (2003) than in Northern Ireland (2015).

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What is known about Mea

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1999–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #312 in Northern Ireland in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.