Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mea isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,690
- 0 boys · 1,690 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 112 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,738 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,738 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 112 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,601 as a first name in 2020; 332 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mea
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Makenna
“daughter of the handsome man” · “the son of Kenna; to ascend”
>99% girls
Mya
Mya is a feminine given name from Latin.
>99% girls
Maliyah
Maliyah is a feminine given name, probably from Hawaiian.
>99% girls
McKenna
“the son of Kenna; to ascend”
>99% girls
Melina
“as sweet as honey”
>99% girls
Marianna
“beloved” · “beloved of the god Amun”
>99% girls
Macy
“one who wields a weapon”
>99% girls
Magdalena
“the shining light” · “woman from Magdala”
>99% girls