Meara
Meara is a feminine given name and a surname, similar to Ó Meadhra.
Meaning & Origin of Meara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Meara is a feminine given name and a surname, similar to Ó Meadhra.
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The Story of Meara
Meara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 72 Mearas were born — ranking #2,501 that year. As of 2026, Meara ranks #4,605 for baby girls with 30 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 1K Mearas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Meara
Meara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Meara's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,501. Use the chart and map above to compare Meara's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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