Meela

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Meela: Recorded since 2008, it reached #1,854 in 2019, and it stood at #3,695 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
15times a registrar ranked it
17years from first to last
#1854highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2008–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2008	#5545
2011	#4764
2012	#5876
2013	#4739
2014	#2862
2015	#2945
2016	#3609
2017	#4063
2018	#2499
2019	#1854
2020	#2449
2021	#2711
2022	#2178
2023	#2346
2024	#3695

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 15 of the 17 years from 2008 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2008–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2008
First recorded at #5545 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #1854 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 2008–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Meela by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Meela in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	3	1 of 10	3
2010s	63	9 of 10	7
2020sbusiest	48	5 of 10	10

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 10 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Meela appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2008 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1854 in England and Wales in 2019.

Meela'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3695	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2346	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2178	12	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2711	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#2449	10	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1854	15	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2499	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4063	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3609	6	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2945	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2862	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#5876	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#5545	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2008 and 2024, ranked in 15 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,854, first reached in 2019.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 2019.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
14 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,695position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 2019Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Meena · #1472, 29y
Meenakshi · #2683, 12y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ariyana · #1854, 18y
Gracie-Rae · #1854, 15y
Lila-Rose · #1854, 17y
Saffah · #1854, 18y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Aarushi · #1854, 22y
Ariyana · #1854, 18y
Kiarah · #1854, 21y
Lila-Rose · #1854, 17y

Meela and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Meela without appearing here.

Meela moved ahead of

Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2499 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #1854 and #5591.
Kim Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4063 and #3583 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2499 and #5666.
Tracy Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2449 and #2449 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2711 and #5581.
Helene Compare
In 2013 they stood at #5876 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #2862 and #5691.

Moved ahead of Meela

Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #1743.
Arlo Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2449 and #2843 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2711 and #1785.
Rory Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1854 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #2449 and #1939.
Fiadh Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2862 and #5691 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #2945 and #2705.

Moved the opposite way to Meela

Kristin Compare
Between 2008 and 2023 in England and Wales · Girls, Meela went from #5545 to #2346 while Kristin went from #2721 to #5687.
Karin Compare
Between 2008 and 2021 in England and Wales · Girls, Meela went from #5545 to #2711 while Karin went from #2150 to #3192.
Tyler Compare
Between 2008 and 2021 in England and Wales · Girls, Meela went from #5545 to #2711 while Tyler went from #753 to #5581.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2008 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1854 in England and Wales in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Meela

Meela at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Meela by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Meela appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Meela and the names beside it

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Meela at a glance

Meela by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Meela appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Meela and the names beside it

Meela moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Meela

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